#maduraidiaries

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Historic and now home to history, itself, Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal is a palace turned museum that now houses sculptures, petroglyphs, headstones and herostones, declaring deaths, sacrifices, victories and charities through the kingdom. Located very close to the main streets of Madurai, this palace is a must for folks interested in history of the city and its reign as capital, long forgotten. Although many ignorant people have graffitied and ruined the walls and some displays, the palace is largely intact with interesting patterns for lenses. ~A.J. #hymnofhues . #thirumalainayakkarmahal #thirumalainayakkarpalace #maduraidiaries #maduraitourism #indianarchaeology #dravidianarchitecture #tamilnadudiaries #tamilnaduphotography #maduraiphotography #tamilnadutourism #photographersoftamilnadu #photographersofindia #travelrealindia #_coi #picxy #lpmicontest #indiadiaries #indiapicture #natgeoyourshot #yourshotphotographer #snapseedindia #traveldiariesindia #poio_ #oyocation #_m_o_i #_soi #coloursofindia #bobbyjoshi #lpmiphotochallenge (at Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3KUfbHpyLK/?igshid=1fvpokwshdpyd

[hymnofhues]

Cultural Capital of TN: Madurai leaves a warm, happy trace in you , once you travel through here. The people, the architecture, the culture, everything reflects what is at the heart of this grand Tamil land. People here are kind, generous and helpful and treat travellers with great respect and veneration. The architecture here is reminiscent of multitudes of ages through India, as Cholas, Pandyas, Tuluvas, Mughals, and scores of Europeans have left trails of their own strokes and stones, behind, to live through death as reminders of the cultural mosaic this city is, for generations to come. And on the other hand, modernization is pacing up, no slower in comparision with many other emerging cities in the country. Malls, Multiplexes, roof-top lunges and restaurants, arcades, you name it, it's all happening at Madurai. This is one of the things that I hold great respect for this place for, they seemingly struck the perfect balance between modernization and cultural preservation. The other thing that had me crazy for this place is the food. I stayed here for over three and a half days and I still can't get enough of their Parottas or Jigurtanda or the Valaiappam. Street food here is like no where else I have travelled to; you have invasive dishes like panipuri and local classics loke Idiappam coexisting in harmony. This place is a foodie's homehub. Although, for me, the best thing about this place was how drastically they have changed with respect to resource utilisation and environmental conservation. You eat in leaves, drink from paper straws, and no single use plastic anywhere. One of the best places to tour in monsoons 🖤 ~A.J.#hymnofhues . #photoaddicts20 #maduraidiaries #maduraitourism #maduraiphotography #madurai #madurai360 #meenakshitemple #meenakshiammantemple #madhurameenakshitemple #madhuraimeenakshi #madhurameenakshi #tamilnadudiaries #tamilnaduphotography #tamilnadutourism #photographersofindia #photographersofhyderabad #photographersoftamilnadu #phoindoffl #TLPicks #travelphotography #travelrealindia #_coi #picxy #lpmicontest #indiadiaries #indiapictures #natgeoyourshot #yourshotphotographer #indiantravelgallery #traveldiariesindia (at Madhura Meenakshi Temple) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2mU29Mpqfi/?igshid=1wvcnjriuw4nq

[hymnofhues]

For lens friendly patterns: The Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal in Madurai, Tamilnadu, is a great picturesque and historic unfortified royal abode, that is around four centuries old. A humble resonation of Indo Saracenic Dravidian Architecture, this palace offers a great many variations and an elegant venue to leisurely capture its ancient beauty, as it gathers least of crowds on most working days. . ~A.J. . #thirumalainayakarmahal #thirumalainayakkarmahal #thirumalainayakkarpalace #maduraidiaries #maduraitourism #palacesodindia #indianarchaeology #dravidianarchitecture #tamilnadudiaries #tamilnaduphotography #maduraiphotography #tamilnadutourism #photographersofhyderabad #photographersoftamilnadu #photographersofindia #TLPicks #travelrealindia #_coi #picxy #worldphotographyday #LPMIxWPD #lpmicontest #indiadiaries #indiapictures #phooftam #hymnofhues #natgeoyourshot #yourshotphotographer #snapseedindia #travelblogger (at Thirumalai Nayakar Palace) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1LBJOWDN59/?igshid=7m6y0c1szlpq

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East tower entrance near thousand pillar hall #meenakshiammantemple #maduraidiaries #shekharnambiphotography (at Meenakshi Amman Temple Madurai)