About Madurai

Madurai is Tamil Nadu‘s culturally vast active city. It is also a very popular travel destination for visitors 10 India; Situated on the tanks of River Vaigai, Madurai has a rich cultural heritage passed on from the great Tamil era more than 2500 years old. Madurai was an important cultural and commercial centre even as early as 550 AD. It was the capital city for the great Pandya kings. It is narrated in legend that Madurai Was originally a forest known as Kadambavanam, One day a farmer named Dhananjaya who is as passing through the forest Saw Indra (The king of the gods). Worshipping a swayambhu (self created Lingam) under kadamba tree Dhananjaya the farmer immediately reported this to King Kulasekara Pandya. Kulasekara Pandya cleared the forest and built a temple around the Lingam. A city was soon planted with the temple as its centre. On the day the city was to be named Lord Shiva is said to have appeared and drops of nectar from his hair fall on the town So, the place a us named Madurai ‘Madhuram’ meaning ‘Sweetness’ in Tamil. Madurai has a rich historical background in the sense that Lord Shiva itself performed sixty-four wonders called “Thiruvilaiyadals”.

Madurai Information
Madurai Area	3,676 sq. km
Madurai Population	25,78,201 (Census 2001)
Madurai Rainfall	839.8 mm (Annual)
Madurai Climate	Max 37.5°C Min 20.9 °C
Madurai Std Code	0452
Madurai to Chennai	447 km
Madurai Railway Junction Enquiry	0452-2342888
Madurai Bus Enquery
Madurai Anna Bus Stand	0452-2533622
Madurai Mattuthavani Bus Stand	0452-2580680
Madurai Periyar Bus Stand	0452-2337093
Madurai Government Hospital	0452-2532535