Pictures taken from a walk, one fine morning last summer, before the city woke up to its absolute buzz, from near Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal to Meenakshi Amman Temple and back, in Madurai.
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| Water splattered morning street in Madurai |
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| Coffee Stall all ready for customers |
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| Sugarcane Juicer tucked away |
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| 'Vilakku Thoon' junction before the traffic craze starts |
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| The 'Chithirai Thiruvizha' chariot tucked in |
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| 'Nandhi' getting adorned - Swami Sannathi, Meenakshi Amman Temple |
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| 'Navagraham' - Swami Sannathi |
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| Meenakshi Thirukalyanam - Swami Sannathi |
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| The golden lotus pond adjacent to Amman Sannathi, Meenakshi Amman Temple |
Vittavasal is the original eastern gateway of the Pandyan Fort, built in the 13th century.
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| The big Nandhi in front of the 'Puthu Mandapam' across the East tower |
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| View of the Nandi, Pudhu Mandapam and East Tower through the unfinished Raya Gopuram on Elu Kadal Street |
Raya Gopuram is the beautiful incomplete structure in front of the East Tower. The tower construction was started during Thirumalai Nayakkar rule but was left unfinished.
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| Carvings on the unfinished Raya Gopuram wall |
On the way back to the Mahal, going through 'Pathu Thoon Sandhu', you can see the pillars that are remains of the residential section of the palace called 'Ranga Vilasam'. That part of the palace was completely demolished and these pillars are the remains of that structure.
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| 'Pathu thoon' Street |
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| Pillars - remains of the residential section of the Thiumalai Nayakkar palace called the 'Ranga Vilasam' |
Life goes on around the few little remnants of history within the city.
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