Colourful stall in the temple

Madurai - a city with history

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February 16th 2010
Madurai is one of the oldest cities in South Asia. The Greeks traded here in the 6th century BC and the city was the literary and cultural centre of Tamil Nadu in the 4th century AD. Today it is a bustling and busy city of over 1 million people. The city's main attraction is the Sri Meenakshi Temple - yet another massive Hindu temple complex which dates back to the 1st Century AD, although most of ... 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