Madurai & Palani
Palani - Palani is home to one of the most sacred shrines of the Lord Muruga, as worshiped in the Hindu sect of Kaumaram. The Thandayudhapani Temple dedicated to Lord Murugan "Palani Andavar", and regarded one of his Arupadai Veedu (Six Battle Camps), is situated here. The temple is situated atop a hill known as Sivagiri. Thiru Avinankudi Temple - This is an ancient temple, more ancient than the hill temple and among the earliest abodes of Lord Muruga. It is revered as the third Padai-Veedu. Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple - The temple is built using Dravidian South Indian style of architecture, and is one of the most impressive temple structures in South India.There are 4 inner gopurams that act as the entrances to the shrine. Azhagar Kovil - Azhagar kovil was Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Divya Prabandha, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Azhwar saints from the 6th–9th centuries AD. Palamudhirsolai - Arulmigu Solaimalai Murugan Temple is a Hindu temple, located about 25 kilometres north of Madurai, India atop a hill covered with dense forests. Gandhi Museum - Gandhi Memorial Museum was inaugurated on May 10, 1963 by India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. It is housed in an iconic building designed by Charles Correa Thirumalai Nayak Palace - The palace was divided into two major parts, namely Swarga Vilasam (Celestial Pavilion) and Ranga Vilasam. The royal residence, theatre, shrine, apartments armory, palanquin place, royal bandstand, quarters, pond and garden were situated in these two portions. Thiruparakundram -Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Thiruparankundram is a Hindu temple and one of the Six Abodes of Murugan, located at Thiruparankundram. The temple is built in rock-cut architecture and believed to have been built by the Pandyas during the 6th century.
