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King Thirumalai Nayak built the Thirumalai Nayak Palace in 1636 AD and was designed by an Italian architect. The palace is situated 2 km south east of the Meenakshi Temple. The building, which can be seen today, was the main Palace where the king lived. The original Palace Complex was four times bigger than the present structure. |
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Madurai has a rich past that would rival with that of Egypt. While some foreign countries with heritage dating just about a couple of centuries were able to project it in a grand manner, we need to do a lot more, said G. Vasudevan, chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry's Madurai Zone task force on tourism and a former president of Travel Club on Thursday. |
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He was speaking at ‘Madurai Heritage Walk' organised at Samana Malai near Keezhakuyilkudi village, located about 12 km west of the city. The programme was organised by Travel Club and CII to mark World Tourism Day. A good number of school and college students took part in the walk to the top of the hill. |
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Jainism might have originated in North India.But it has a 1000-year history in South India,particularly Tamil Nadu.The several monuments scattered in the peninsular region of the Indian subcontinent only confirm this. There are many Jain shrines, images, and monasteries carved in the hills of Tamil Nadu.
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Curiously, most of these monuments are concentrated in and around Madurai. There are about 26 caves in Anaimalai, Alagarmalai,Muttupatti, Tiruparankundram, Vikramangalam, Karungalakkudi, Mankulam Kongarpuliyankulam, Tiruvatavur, and Varichiyur. The caves belong to the 2nd and Ist centuries B.C. The names of the monks who lived in these cave-dwellings and the men who carved them are engraved on these monuments. |
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