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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 it's 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 ...
This is the list of tourist attractions in Madurai, a city in Tamil Nadu state of India: [1]. Meenakshi Temple; Aayiram Kaal Mandapam or Thousand Pillared Hall; Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam
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.
Madurai has been inhabited since at least the 3rd century BCE. [6] Megasthenes may have visited Madurai during the 3rd century BCE, with the city referred as "Methora" in his accounts. [ 7 ] The view is contested by some scholars who believe "Methora" refers to the north Indian city of Mathura , as it was a large and established city in the ...
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. Thiruparankundram is one of the major tourist place in the district. As of 2011 ...
The Meenakshi Tirukalyanam festival, [1] [2] also known as Chithirai Tiruviḻa or Meenakshi Kalyanam, is an annual Tamil Hindu celebration in the city of Madurai during the month of April. The festival, celebrated during the Tamil month of Chithirai , is associated with the Meenakshi Temple , dedicated to the goddess Meenakshi , a form of ...
Agathiyar (), Chairman of first Tamil Sangam, at Madurai in the Pandiya kingdom.Statue of Agastya in the Tamil Thai (Mother Tamil) temple in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India. The Tamil Sangams (Tamil: சங்கம் caṅkam, Old Tamil 𑀘𑀗𑁆𑀓𑀫𑁆, from Sanskrit saṅgha) were three legendary gatherings of Tamil scholars and poets that, according to traditional Tamil accounts ...
Madurai Adheenam is the oldest Saivite adheenam [1] (also known as a matha or mutt), a form of Hindu monastery, in South India. It was established more than 1,300 years ago, and is said to have been rejuvenated by Thirugnana Sambandar .