Madurai Travel Guide

 y2ketan2007 Says:  This outstanding temple will overwhelm you with the sheer scale of it's size and the tens of thousands sculptures in stone depicting a thousand Gods and Goddesses.There is even a wonderful museum inside the temple premises ! You will need three to four hours to enjoy this... 

 y2ketan2007 Says:  Madurai is the unusual setting for a wonderful Gandhi Museum - showcasing the life and times of the Father of our nation - M K Gandhi. The museum is located in a wonderful building -the old palace of Rani Mangammal.The most important exhibit here is the blood stained... 

 mehulraj Says:  Thirumalai Nayakkar PalaceThirumalai Nayakkar Palace built by King Thirumalai Nayakkar in 1636.And according to History its built by some Italian architecture but I didnt found name anywhere during visit.The palace complex area was originally four times bigger than it is... 

 mehulraj Says:  Out of many places in Madurai this Meenakshi Amman Temple comes first in the list.Madurai has become the greatest attraction for every tourist who visits the South India.It leaves an unforgettable impression in our minds and gives indepth knowledge of Tamilian... 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  Barely 2 kms to the south-east of the Meenakshi Amman Temple stands the Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal. Constructed in the 1636 by King Thirumalai Nayak, the palace is a rare example of the Indo-Saracenic style (fusion of original Indian architectural concepts with those of... 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  About 5 kms from the Meenakshi Amman Temple, lies the Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam, a 16-acre water tank, 1,000 ft. length by 950 feet breath. Located in Vandiyur region, the tank has a Vinayaka (Ganesha) temple dedicated to Lord Vigneshwara, the Elephant-faced God at the... 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  1. Once you know that the famous M.S. Subbalakshmi is from Madurai, you will be aware of the hold music has over this city. Enjoy an evening of music at Madurai. It is an ethereal experience. Even if you don’t understand the music, feel the rhythm and the melody.2. The... 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  The Madurai Meenakshi (eyes like that of a fish; meen=fish; akshi=eyes) Amman temple may be considered as the apotheosises of Dravidian architecture. The 11 towers (‘gopurams’) with their intricate stucco work multi-coloured statues of gods, goddesses, animals and other... 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  About 8 kms from Madurai situated at an elevation of over 1000 feet is the 6th. Century rock-cut Thiruparankundram Temple, one of the six abodes of Lord Muruga (Subramanya), the Tamil Hindu god of war and patron of Tamil Nadu. Hindu mythology has it that the Lord rested here... 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  1. Madurai ranks as the seventh hottest place in the world. The average temperature hovers at 30 degrees centigrade.2. In ancient times, Madurai was encircled by walls. Four gates allowed ingress and egress. Toll was collected at these gates. Of them, only the West gate... 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  At the entrance to the old stone causeway across Vaigai River, there is a huge tusk-less black stone elephant, whose trunk encircles a warrior. Along with a small park, this stone elephant presently serves as a traffic island. The locality around is called Yanaikkal. 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  Vilakku Thoon (lamp post) is in the middle of the Meenakshi Amman temple and the Tirumalai Nayak Palace. It was erected by J. Blackburne, erstwhile Collector of Madurai who left for England in 1847 after a successful career. This lamp post illuminated the streets of Madurai... 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  http://mptyvessel.wordpress.com/2010/01/28/a-madurai-odyssey/Linnaeus Tripe (14 April 1822 – 2 March 1902) was a British photographer, best known for his photographs of India and Burma taken in the 1850s. His works are on display at the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. 

 RakeshKapadnis Says:  These are the shops you can see too much of crowd during Deepavali/Diwali, Pongal and other festivals. Especially for marriages, there is a huge amount of shopping by the families!Sarees and SilksRajmahal SilksMadurai SilksNalli SilksGandhi SilksBhagyalakshmi... 

 anilpradhanshillong Says:  The temple complex and its surrounding areas are spread over 60,000 sq. m. To get a perspective of this, check out the detailed model of the complex placed in one of the corridors of the temple. Don’t use flash to photograph it as the model is housed in a glass box. The...