Madurai Trip Overview
Explore the old-fashioned southern city of Madurai, located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, on this private tour. Called the “Athens of the East,” the city holds numerous historical significance to the country. On this tour, see its main landmarks including the Meenakshi Amman Temple and its musical pillars, which produce a various note when struck. Other stops include the Thirumalai Nayakkar Palace and the Gandhi Museum.
1. This comprehensive tour is ideal for first-time visitors.
2. Because this is a private tour, the departure time is flexible.
3. Hotel pickup and drop-off is included.
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Duration: 4 to 6 hours
Starts: Madurai, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Explore the old-fashioned southern city of Madurai, located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, on this private tour. Called the “Athens of the East,” the city holds numerous historical significance to the country. On this tour, see its main landmarks including the Meenakshi Amman Temple and its musical pillars, which produce a various note when struck. Other stops include the Thirumalai Nayakkar Palace and the Gandhi Museum.
1. This comprehensive tour is ideal for first-time visitors.
2. Because this is a private tour, the departure time is flexible.
3. Hotel pickup and drop-off is included.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple, Venmani Rd, Sellur, Madurai 625002 India
Madurai Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple was built by King Kulasekara Pandya (1190-1216 CE). He built the main Portions of the three-storeyed gopura at the entrance of Sundareswarar Shrine and the central portion of the Goddess Meenakshi Shrine are some of the earliest surviving parts of the temple. The traditional texts call him a poet-saint king, additionally credit him with a poem called Ambikai Malai, as well as shrines (Koil) each for Natarajar and Surya near the main temple, Ayyanar in the east, Vinayagar in the south, Kariamalperumal in the west and Kali in the north. He also built a Mahamandapam. Kulasekara Pandya was also a poet and he composed a poem on Meenakshi named Ambikai Malai.(Open Times: 5 am to 12.30 pm and 4 pm to 9.30 pm)
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Aayiram Kaal Mandapam, Inside Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai India
Indoors Meenakshi Amman Temple complexes Temple Art Museum-1000 Pillar Hall Opening Hours: 07:00 to 12:30 and 16:00 to 20:00
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Koodal Azhagar Temple, Perumal Koil Sannathi Street Opp Periyar bus stand, Periyar, Madurai 625001 India
Koodal Azhagar Temple in Madurai, a city in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th–9th centuries AD. Devotion Time: Morning – 05.30 AM – 12.00 PM Evening – 04.00 PM – 09.00 PM
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Thirumalai Nayakar Mahal, Mahal Vadampokki St Near Meenakshi Temple, Madurai 625001 India
Thirumalai Nayak Palace is a 17th-century palace erected in 1636 AD by King Tirumala Nayaka, a king of Madurai’s Nayaka dynasty who ruled Madurai from 1623–59, in the city of Madurai, India. This Palace is a classic fusion of Dravidian and Rajput styles. (open time 9.00 am to 5.00 pm (lunch break: 01.00 pm to 01.30 pm) sound & light Show Time: 6.45 pm to 7.35 pm in English)
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam, Teppakulam, Madurai India
Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam A temple pond complex with a man-made island in the middle considered as one of the largest temple tanks not only in Tamil Nadu but in South India, this temple tanks receives its water from the River Vaigai. Built-in 1645 AD. Vigneshwara Temple is located, which is dedicated to Lord Vinayaka/ Lord Ganesha. These long stairs around the pond along with the temple were built by King Thirumalai Nayak.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Gandhi Memorial Museum, Tamukkam, Madurai 625020 India
Gandhi Memorial Museum, established in 1959, is a memorial museum for Gandhi located in the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. Known as Gandhi Museum, it is now one of the five Gandhi Sanghralayas in the country. Gandhi to Shri Narayanan Sathsangi of Devakottai. A congratulatory message sent by Gandhi to freedom fighter and poet Subramania Bharati is also preserved in this Museum. Yet another interesting letter is the one, written by the Mahatma to Adolf Hitler addressing him as ‘Dear Friend’. The Museum contains a ‘Visual Biography of Bapuji’ containing photos, paintings, sculptures, manuscripts, quotations and some of the selected photostat copies of many of the letters written by him(Opening timings of Gandhi Memorial Museum are from 10AM to1PM. It again opens in evening from 2 PM to 5.45 PM except on Fridays)
Duration: 20 minutes
