Madurai is famous for the awe - inspiring Sri Meenakshi Temple complex, It's one of South India's oldest cities and has been a centre of learning and pilgrimage for centuries. A textile centre from way back, the city was also the setting for Mahatma Gandhi's decision, in 1921, to wear nothing but khadi (homespun cloth), and tailor's shops are everywhere in town. Madurai is also called as Temple city.
Madurai's landmark temple in the heart of the old town is a riotously baroque example of Dravidian architecture with gopurams covered from top to bottom in a breath taking profusion of multicoloured images of gods, goddesses, animals and mythical figures. The temple seethes with activitiy from dawn to dusk, its many shrines attracting pilgrims and tourists from all over the world, more than 10,000 visitors may come here on any one day.
Madurai is on virtually every traveller's Tamilnadu itinerary - it has excellent transport links and accomodation.
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Madurai's landmark temple in the heart of the old town is a riotously baroque example of Dravidian architecture with gopurams covered from top to bottom in a breath taking profusion of multicoloured images of gods, goddesses, animals and mythical figures. The temple seethes with activitiy from dawn to dusk, its many shrines attracting pilgrims and tourists from all over the world, more than 10,000 visitors may come here on any one day.
Madurai is on virtually every traveller's Tamilnadu itinerary - it has excellent transport links and accomodation.
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