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Madurai is the second largest city of Tamil Nadu, a southern state in India. MADURAI,the abode of Goddess Meenakshi,is also the famous and ancient home of Tamil culture. The first Tamil Academy was founded here by saintly scholars and pious kings and it is believed that the great Hindu God Siva participated in the labours of the academy which set the standards of poetic excellence and literacy criticism.Madurai was an important cultural and commercial centre even as early as 550 AD. Madurai was the capital city for the great Pandya kings |
