We left Yercaud for Madurai via Salem, Namakkal & Dindigul taking NH-7. It was a smooth & comfortable ride.
We stayed with my nephew Rajesh Dhanda in Madurai. He is a bachelor & had three more bachelor friends Nitin Rawat, Ajay Sharma & Sandeep Khatri putting up with him. On arrival none of them was home & Rajesh informed on phone that key to the house was kept in a white shoe amongst lots of other footwear lying just outside of drawing room!
Landlady was aware of our visit & suggested economical use of water which we complied. We were allotted the drawing room & had lively discussions with youngsters & had good time with them.
Madurai is said to be 2500 year old city & finds mention in works of Roman / Greek historians. City is also mentioned by Kautilya in Arthashastra.
Ancient Madurai town was built in a systematic manner round Meenakshi Temple. The Temple is dedicated to Parvati or Meenkshi & Shiva as Sundereshwara.
(Separate photo blog of Temple & Nayaka Palace shall be posted shortly).
Of course the kings did not know about motorbikes & Marutis jamming the roads of the planned town.
City weather is generally hot & dry for 8-9 months & temperature ranges from 22 to 40. Nights are cool though.
Madurai has medical, law & agricultural colleges & has a bench of Chennai High Court as well. It is well connected by road, rail & air.
Some photos:
We stayed with my nephew Rajesh Dhanda in Madurai. He is a bachelor & had three more bachelor friends Nitin Rawat, Ajay Sharma & Sandeep Khatri putting up with him. On arrival none of them was home & Rajesh informed on phone that key to the house was kept in a white shoe amongst lots of other footwear lying just outside of drawing room!
Landlady was aware of our visit & suggested economical use of water which we complied. We were allotted the drawing room & had lively discussions with youngsters & had good time with them.
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| Enjoying rent free accommodation -----------------------**------------------------ |
Madurai is said to be 2500 year old city & finds mention in works of Roman / Greek historians. City is also mentioned by Kautilya in Arthashastra.
Ancient Madurai town was built in a systematic manner round Meenakshi Temple. The Temple is dedicated to Parvati or Meenkshi & Shiva as Sundereshwara.
(Separate photo blog of Temple & Nayaka Palace shall be posted shortly).
Of course the kings did not know about motorbikes & Marutis jamming the roads of the planned town.
City weather is generally hot & dry for 8-9 months & temperature ranges from 22 to 40. Nights are cool though.
Madurai has medical, law & agricultural colleges & has a bench of Chennai High Court as well. It is well connected by road, rail & air.
Some photos:
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| On NH 7 - Dark monsoon clouds hovered above our heads |
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| On NH 7 - Raining on the hills. We had intermittent showers on the way |
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| Madurai has several attractions |
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| Madurai has shortage of water. All through the day one can see such scenes |
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| Essential activity here |
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| Madurai is situated on river Vaigai. Due to scanty rains for last couple of years it has been reduced to a sorry trickle. |
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| Entrance to Thirumalai Naick Palace |
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| A glimpse of inside of Palace constructed in 1636 by Thirumalai Naykar. Now a national monument |
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| Famous landmark of Madurai - 170 ft high South Tower of Meenakshi Amman Temple |
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