Temple Tour Packages
Madurai-to-Madurai
1 Day
Madurai Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple was built by Pandayan Emperor Sadayavarman Kulasekaran I (1190 CE–1205 CE). He built the main Portions of the three-storeyed Gopuram 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.
Route Plan
Full-day Madurai Local Sightseeing Tour
Pickup
Madurai
Drop
Madurai
Meenakshi Temple / 120 Minutes
The temple complex is the center of the old city of Madurai. It consists of monuments inside a number of concentric enclosures, each layer fortified with high masonry walls. The outer walls have four towering gateways, allowing devotees and pilgrims to enter the complex from all four directions. the Tamil tradition states that the king Vishwantha Nayaka rebuilt the temple and the Madurai city.
Pudhu Mandapa / 60 Minutes
The 370-year-old and artistic Pudum Mandapam is now derelict, with crockery shops in the southern part of the hall, bookstores in the northern part and tailor shops in the other parts.
Thirumalai Nayak Palace / 90 Minutes
Thirumalai Nayak Palace or Thirumalai Nayak Mahal was built by Thirumalai Nayak , one of the Nayak kings who ruled Madurai . Built in 1636. Located in Madurai, this building is situated in the south-east direction , about 2 kilometers from the famous Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple.
Vandiyur Mariamman / 60 Minutes
Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam is a temple tank located near to Vandiyur Mariamman Temple and situated at a distance of about 5 km from the Meenakshi Amman Temple. Literally, Teppakulam means temple pond mainly used for devotional festivals.
Thiruparankundram / 60 Minutes
Thiruparankundram, is a neighbourhood in Madurai city in Tamil Nadu, India. It is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Periyar Bus Terminus, the centre of the city and constitutes the southwest part of the Madurai city. Thiruparankundram and its landmark hill contains some of the earliest cave temples of Shaivism tradition in this region. The hill is sacred to the Hindus.
Gandhi Museum / 40 Minutes
Gandhi Memorial Museum, established in 1959, is a memorial museum for Mahatma Gandhi located in the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. Known as Gandhi Museum.
Azhagar Temple / 60 Minutes
Koodal Aḻagar Temple in Madurai, a city in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu.