tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49468938612321392012024-03-13T11:26:13.886-07:00MADURAI - THE TEMPLE CITYvijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07142011855303584345noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4946893861232139201.post-87505000362704923222010-10-11T23:19:00.000-07:002010-10-11T23:19:10.444-07:00MADURAI AT A GLANCE<meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///D:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Csss%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///D:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5Csss%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_editdata.mso" rel="Edit-Time-Data"></link><style>
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</style> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><b>Madurai</b></st1:city></st1:place> formerly <b>Madura</b> is the oldest continuously inhabited city<sup> </sup> in the Indian peninsula.<sup><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madurai#cite_note-FrommersIndia-2">[3]</a></sup> It is an ancient and prestigious city in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_state" title="Indian state">Indian state</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>, situated on the banks of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaigai_River" title="Vaigai River">River Vaigai</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madurai_district" title="Madurai district">Madurai district</a>.<br />
The city is widely known as the Temple City,<sup><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madurai#cite_note-FrommersIndia-2">[3]</a></sup> and is often also referred to as City of four junctions (<i>Koodal Maanagar</i>), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_center" title="Cultural center">Cultural center</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> (<i>Kalaachaara thalainagar</i>), City of Jasmine (<i>Malligai Maanagar</i>), Sleepless city (<i>Thoonga Nagaram</i>), Athens of the East and The City of Festivals (<i>Thiruvizha nagaram</i>).It is the third largest (was second largest from its origin till 2001) city in Tamil Nadu.<br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZkwSO7dFEFEXOzYT25t_HhZm8DZKPVpxOQ5NBLInQR-bmgGHzxecfpHtEUL5095hf3IId4mDpzOut-xQM30NMSQuoCj470PYu8tBcR9Z2Ka2SSq9y7DdNgXoDgqBzwsc_BuWj05_-AvCC/s1600/madurai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Madurai</st1:place></st1:city> was the capital city of ancient Southern civilization. <st1:city w:st="on">Madurai</st1:city>'s cultural heritage goes back 2,500 years, and the city has been an important commercial center and has conducted trade as far as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a> since as early as 550 B.C.E.<sup><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madurai#cite_note-FrommersIndia-2"></a></sup>vijayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07142011855303584345noreply@blogger.com0