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Madurai, is the third largest city in south, located on banks of river Vaigai is considered a hub for Software companies. The city has been built around Meenakshi Amman temple and has number of quadrangular streets, to give it an urban look and feel.The active night life made the city famous with name as Thoonga Nagaram. Madurai is an important industrial and educational hub, is home to various automobile, rubber, granite industries and has been an academic center of learning for Tamil culture, literature, art, music and dance for centuries.The numerous festivals like Meenakshi Tirukkalyanam,the Chittirai Festival are being celebrated here.The annual ten day Meenakshi Tirukalyanam festival, also called Chittirai festival, is celebrated every year and lots of tourists are coming to the place for these festivals. The celebration of different kinds of festivals in unison makes it vibrant. The Thepporchayam festival is celebrated on the full moon day which falls around January – February. Hence with so many different festivals, the city is unique and vibrant which will make travels in Madurai exciting. The place is so long established and is more than 2500 years old, having a great cultural heritage and strong mythological history. The city is constructed in the form of a lotus and is known as lotus city too. There is a beautiful temple constructed by the Pandyan kings and Lord Shiva is worshiped here. Meenakshi Sundareswarar is the well known temple,surrounded by concentric circles and hence known as cosmos city. It depends on when you travels Madurai and then only can enjoy the festive season. Today Madurai is a modern commercial and industrial city, and is renowned for its weaving mills and dyeing industry. The major attractions for tourists coming to travels Madurai is The chungadi cotton sarees ,known for colorful tie and dye and other specialty items including Handicrafts, brassware, and the famous wooden toys. Thirumalai Palace is a national monument in the Indo Saracenic style and has been maintained well by the Tamil Nadu Archaeological Department. The daily sound and light show organized by the department explains the virtues of King Thirumalai and the features of the palace. Now if we talk about accommodation part, there are lots of options available ranging from a budget one to star hotels. International chain hotels to family run guesthouses, all kind of accommodation are available and special discounts are also given. Apart from basic amenities, facilities like free WiFi access and parking,24 hour rooms service are available.There is not any problem for stay as many good mid range accommodation are available and transport facilities are very good in terms of connectivity.
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