Madurai

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Madurai is a city and a municipal corporation situated on the banks of the River Vaigai in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The city is also known as Madura, pronounced Ma ju ra, and as Nan mada kudal, the original name. The city of Madurai, with a population of 922,913 according to the 2001 census, is the administrative capital of Madurai district.
Madurai was the capital city of the Pandya kings of South India. Madurai's cultural heritage goes back 2500 years, and the city has been an important commercial center since as early as 550 C.E.
In legend, the original town of Madurai was destroyed by a tsunami in ancient Lemuria (continent). The new city was home to the last Tamil Sangam in the early part of last Century. The great national poet Subramanya Bharathi worked as a Tamil language pandit / teacher in Sethupathy High School during the early 20th Century . There is a village town in the neighbouring district of Dindigul called Vada Madurai, and another in the neighbouring district of Sivagangai called Mana Madurai.
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Coordinates:   9°55'8"N   78°6'31"E

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  • PROUD VISITING MADURAI BECAUSE OF ITS TEMPLES ARCHITECT(TEMPLE CITY) AND THIS IS THE PALACE OF ORIGINAL TAMIL DEVELOPED(IN ANCIENT TIMES BY POETS AND OTHER GENIUS) & SPOKEN PEOPLES IN TAMILNADU.
  • ya very gud city...... n pplz are here are very decent......
  • It is an Temple city of india...it is an ausome place i love my native...iam very proud to tell outside that my native is madurai
  • hello this city,though very dusty and crowded is a very nice place to live.te peple here are really loving and affectionate and it is really a privelege the live in madurai(also known for its tamil slang)
  • i am proud to be born in madurai
  • ppl who dnt knw abt madurai better dnt speak anything abt our city...
  • Madurai is one of the ancient places that has historic values. Tamil has deep origins from this place. Many Tamil scholars and pandits were born here; lived here. The Meenakshi Amman temple is one of the wonders of the ancient world (like those temples in Thanjavur, Kanchi, etc).
  • chennai rocks
  • I am proud to be a maduratian always....
  • U WANT TO KNOW PURE TAMIL LANGUAGE, COME MADURAI
  • Madurai one of the ancient places of india, to learn tamil come to madurai, the people are really good and affectionate Madurai is still saving the tradition of tamilnadu, where as chennai is dash, dash
  • madurai is such a historical place each and everybody have to visit to the city best of luck
  • nehru nagar santhosh
  • Hospitality! It is Madhurai. Vazhga tamil vazhga Madhurai.
  • madurai veeraragal adda nangal madurai vallagaaaaaaaaaa
  • Hey im proud to be a part in this city .This is one good place you can live in , the city is filled with good people .
  • I am proud to be born madurai,come on my village
  • madurai meenakshi amma englai valavaikkum theivam.
  • salute to madurai
  • If you want to see decency, good, genuine, truth clean city in Tamilnadu, come to Madurai
  • the next capital of tamilnadu is our (thoonganagaram)"MADURAI".<vandhorai vaala vaikum oooru!!!!!!!!!>
  • You know Madurai is otherwise known as "GATEWAY OF SOUTH TAMILNADU".
  • madurai is a temple city... in famous for gigarthanda and malligai...
  • I am proud to be a Maduraian. I had my schooling and college studies at Madurai Hats off.
  • one of the oldest cities which has many secrets which is immpeccable. i am proud to say i am Madurai veeran
  • i am proud to be born in madurai
  • nanum madurai karan dhanda.........vanga palagalam...!!!!!
  • I am a Malaysian(Parents from Arcot, Tamil Nadu)'Sangan Valarttha Thamizh...Sangam kanda Madurai. I am proud of the great and ancient city of Madurai'.
  • my hometown is madurai. it is a nice city !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
  • madurai great city...
  • madurai than epamume best and terror city in tamil nadu
  • madurai is a golden city of india
  • welcome to temple city
  • dont miss the natural drink JIGARDHANDA
  • I'm proud to got my better half in madurai
  • In 1980 to 2000 tamil cinema heros like illayaraja,bharatiraja,vairamuthu are came from madurai
  • tamil cinema run by madurai people
  • you want see what is enjoyment of life? come to madurai.and see what is life,how they are enjoy
  • All over india and the word famous Meenashi amman temple city "Madurai".visit & enjoy the historic city.
  • i am proud to be born in madurai
  • Vaigaiyila nallaa thanni odala anaa nalla thanni oduthu. T Rajan
  • தம்பி... மூடிட்டு போய் கூவத்துல குளி.
  • vaigai la ena nalla thanniya oduthu....
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