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Madurai boasts of a cultural
heritage that goes back 2500 years and has
functioned as an important commercial center even as
early as 550 AD. Madurai was the capital city of the
Pandya kings of South India. Today the city of
Madurai is the administrative capital of Madurai
district.Madurai boasts of a cultural heritage that
goes back 2500 years and has functioned as an
important commercial center even as early as 550 AD.
Madurai was the capital city of the Pandya kings of
South India. Today the city of Madurai is the
administrative capital of Madurai district.
Palace Of Interest
Meenakshi Amman Temple
The Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple or Meenakshi
Amman Temple is one of the most famous Hindu temples
dedicated to Lord Shiva and goddess Parvati located
in the holy city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It
is commonly referred to as the Meenakshi temple.
Murugan
Muruga is perhaps the most popular Hindu deity
amongst Tamils of Tamil Nadu state in India, Sri
Lanka and in the Tamil diaspora. He is popular
throughout India and also abroad. He is known by a
number of other names, including Kartikeyan, Kumaran,
Shanmukha, Skanda and Subramanian. He is the God of
war and the patron deity of the Tamil land. As the
late Tamil devotional work - the Tiru-pukazh would
have it, "Murugan never hesitates to come to the aid
of a devotee when called upon in piety or distress".
Thirupparamkunram Murugan Temple
One of the Aru Padaiveedu, the six main abodes of
Lord Muruga, Tiruparankunram offers a mystic beauty.
It is carved in rock and is monstrous in size for
such an architecture. It is where the lord marries
Deivanai, the divine daughter of the king of heaven,
Indra. The temple is located 5 miles from Madurai in
India. In the main shrine, apart from Muruga,
deities of Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu, Lord Vinayaka
and Goddess Durga are housed. The other 'Arupadaiveedu's
dedicated for Lord Muruga are Palani (120 km west of
Madurai), Swamimalai (150 km east of Madurai),
Thiruthani (50 km from Chennai), Pazhamudircholai
(10 km north of Madurai) and Thiruchendur (100 km
south of Madurai).
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