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YAANAIKKAL (elephant statue) (Madurai)

India / Tamil Nadu / Madurai
 landmark, road junction

An Elephant Statue on bank of River Vaigai from ancient era which was embarked by Pandya King.

This statue represent the Meenakshi Amman Temple elephant, who has been used as a traditional mythology for (receding)back downing the River Vaigai flooding the city with its trunk touching the river bank.
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Coordinates:   9°55'28"N   78°7'23"E
This article was last modified 9 years ago