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
