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Madurai Travel Guide
Madurai's origin and name emerge from a misty and lovely legend. In a forest
near a lotus pond, Indra, King of Gods, Worshipped Lord Siva as a Swayambu Lingam.
At this hallowed spot, the Pandyan monarch Kulasekhara built a great temple
and clearing the forest, he created a lotus- shaped city around the temple.
On the day the city was to be named, Lord Siva appeared at the ceremony. As
he blessed the land and its people, divine nectar (Mathuram) was showered on
the city from his matted locks. The city was henceforth known as Madhurapuri.
Madhurapuri grew and prospered to become the capital of the Pandyan Kingdom.
It is referred to in the Ramayana and Kautily's Arthashastra. Megasthenes (302
BC), pliny (77AD) and Ptolemy (140 AD) wrote of "Madura, the kingdom of
the Pandian". Macro polo visited Madurai in 1293 AD and lbn Batuta in 1333
AD.
Madurai lies on the banks of the River Vaigai. The temple and the old city are
on the southern bank, while modern Madurai with its textile mills, engineering
industries and large university sprawls around.
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