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Madurai..the exuberance of the Southern India

Posted by Shrinagesh | 25th November 2006

Madurai is an over night journey from Chennai and is well connected by air, rail and road.

Madurai is a fascinating city with a soul. Fodor's guide described the city as "Rich Pandemonium"!

The tiara of Madurai is the famous
Sri Meenakshi - Sundareswarar Temple

Timings : The temple is usually open between 0500hrs and 1230hrs and again between 1600 hrs and 21.30 hrs.

Synonymous with Madurai is the Meenakshi Sundareswarar twin Temple, the pivot around which the city has evolved. The Meenakshi Temple complex is literally a city - one of the largest of its kind in India and one of the oldest too. The temple grew with the contribution of each dynasty and victorious monarchs, into an enormous complex extending over an area of 65000 Sq m. The temple first came in to being 2000 years ago and was substantially expanded during the regime of Thirumalai Nayak(1623-55 AD).

Legend says that the city was

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