Meenakshi Amman Temple,Tourist Place In South India

Documented in the 3rd century BCE by the Greek ambassador Megasthenes and by Kautilya, a minister who lived during the time of Chandragupta Maurya, Madurai has a long and antique history of significance for more than 2 millennium as one of the oldest and continuously inhabited cities of the world. Located strategically on the flat and fertile plain watered by the river Vaigai, there is archaeological evidence of the city’s trade with ancient Romans.

Under the control of various dynasties – including the Pandyas, the Cholas, the Vijaynagar Empire, the Madura Nayaks, and the Carnatic kingdom, Madurai finally fell to the British colonialists

The city is built around the Meenakshi Amman temple, which was designed as a humongous, walled, self- sufficient city in itself – able to close off against invaders and sustain itself with ingeniously planned storages of food , water and residences in case of long sieges. Another historical monument worthy of mention is the palace of Tirumalai Nayak. The larger city is connected by regular, concentric, quadrangular streets to the temple – the social and geographical nucleus of Madurai.

The sacred aspect apart, Madurai is well endowed with a number of quality educational institutions, especially in the fields of medicine (including homeopathy) law and agricultural research.

Places To Visit In Madurai

  • Sri Meenakshi Temple Madurai
  • Gandhi Museum – Madurai
  • Alagarkoil Temple and Shrine
  • Aayiram Kaal Mandapam
  • Thirumalai Nayakar Mahal
  • St. Mary’s Cathedral Church
  • Kalamegaperumal Temple
  • Samanar Hills
  • Athisayam Water Amusement Park
  • Kutladampatti Falls

Our Top Tour Packages in South India

The four states that constitute South India are composed of distinctive geographic regions - narrow plains that fringe peninsular South India beside the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal with two mountain ranges running alongside and the rocky hardtop of the Deccan and fertile central plains.

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