Madurai

Tamil Nadu·highway

The traffic in Southern India is more disciplined than in the North. This fact makes itself evident on a visit to Southern India. In Madurai, the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu, one gets to verify this fact quite quite easily.

Tamil Nadu·highway

Smooth flow of traffic during day time in Madurai city of South India. Often known as the Athens of the East, the city comprises of a number of temples and historical monuments.

Tamil Nadu·livestock

Man roasting a goat's head at a market in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Goat meat has a number of nutritional benefits.

Madurai, Tamil Nadu·livestock

Jallikattu, is a bull taming sport played in Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebrations on Mattu Pongal day.

Tamil Nadu·livestock

Jallikattu, is a bull taming sport played in Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebrations on Mattu Pongal day.

Tamil Nadu·crafts

A woman buts dried fish at a fish market in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Fisheries sector occupies a very important place in the socio-economic development of the country.

Tamil Nadu

Traffic plies smoothly on busy Madurai roads. Madurai is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu is the most urbanised state in India.

Madurai, Tamil Nadu·festival · farmland

Celebration of Pongal festival in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Pongal is a four-days-long harvest festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India.

Tamil Nadu·crafts

Fresh crabs and other seafood items being sold at fish market in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Fisheries sector occupies a very important place in the socio-economic development of the country.

Tamil Nadu·festival · farmland

Woman in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu prepare Pongal, a rice dish, during the harvest festival also called Pongal.

Tamil Nadu·temple · hills

Palani or Pazhani , a holy place near Madurai, in Tamilnadu - South India, houses one of the most sacred temples of Lord Muruga and is the third Aarupadai Veedu .

Tamil Nadu·festival

Women cook Pongal in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. en Pongal Recipe is a very traditional breakfast or tiffin dish in South India. Pongal festival is celebrated as the harvest festival and is spread over four days.

Tamil Nadu

Well paved roads and a disciplined traffic are a delight for a driver. In Madurai you get both. Madurai is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu·crafts

Man chops fish at market in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Fisheries sector occupies a very important place in the socio-economic development of the country.