Skanda, God of War, Sri Meenakshi Temple, Madurai

Madurai

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December 28th 2010
Day 4 - Tuesday - Chennai to Madurai A 7am start saw us having a traditional light rice cake breakfast with some Madras coffee (just think white coffee with lots of sugar and you will get the picture) before we had a 90 minute journey to the train station. The weather has been so lovely and being along the coast has meant we are getting some lovely fresh sea breezes, which are not only cooling ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more