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According to Iravatham Mahadevan, a 2nd-century BCE Tamil-Brahmi inscription refers to the city as matiray, an Old Tamil word meaning a "walled city". [20]Madurai is one of the many temple towns known as Kadambavanam for its historic temples in India which is named after the groves, clusters or forests dominated by a particular variety of a tree or shrub and the same variety of tree or shrub ...
Madurai is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and administrative headquarters of Madurai District. It is the third largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu.
Madurai District is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The city of Madurai serves as the district headquarters. It houses the famous Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwarar temple and is situated on the banks of the river Vaigai .
Goripalayam is located at about 4 km from Madurai Junction railway station and at about 16 km from Madurai Airport which is at Avaniapuram. There are two educational institutions in Goripalayam viz., Sri Meenakshi Government Arts College for Women [ 5 ] and American College .
Yali in pillars at Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple. Madurai Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple was built by Pandyan Emperor Sadayavarman Kulasekaran I (1190 CE–1205 CE). He built the main portions of the three-storeyed Gopuram at the entrance of Sundareswarar Shrine and the central portion of the Goddess Meenakshi Shrine, which are some of the earliest surviving parts of the temple.
The Madurai Metropolitan Area, is the 17th largest metropolitan area in India and is the third largest metropolitan area in the state of Tamil Nadu only next to Chennai, Coimbatore The Madurai Metropolitan Area consists of the city of Madurai and its suburbs in Madurai district. [1] [2]
Villapuram is a neighbourhood in Madurai district [1] [2] [3] of Tamil Nadu state in the peninsular India.It is located at an altitude of about 155 m above the mean sea level with the geographical coordinates of (i.e., 9.895200°N, 78.120800
It is located 4 km South of Madurai headquarters, 9 km from Tirupparangunram. 492 km from State capital Chennai. Madurai Airport is located in 1.5 km from Chinthamani. Anuppanadi ( 1 km ), Sourastra Teachers Colony ( 1 km ), Keerathurai ( 1 km ), Villapuram ( 2 km ), Rajamaan Nagar ( 2 km ) are the nearby villages.