Hotel Supreme Madurai

... pottered around, went on the net and went to see the Sri Meenakshi Temple which is the monument Madurai is mosty famous for.<br>These are large multiple story temples with intricate and colourful carvings on the outside arranged around a central area in the middle of the city. You can go in and wander around but some areas are off limits to non-hindus so we couldnt look at those. There are elephants, camels and cows inside the temple which ...

Hej Alle Saa har vi sagt farvel til den soede Deva. Da boernene paa boernehjemmet var for smaa til en af legopakkerne valgte vi at give ham den med hjem til sin nevoe. Vi har laert Deva godt at kende de sidste ti dage og han har gjort alt hvad han kunne for at vi kunne faa en god start paa denne tur. Nu er vi i Madurai efter en 3 timers togtur. Vi tog afsted i go tid ned til stationen ...

2 dagen hebben we doorgebracht in deze drukke Tamil stad. Een volledig andere omgeving dan Kodaikanal, maar zeker ook impressionant. De bekendste tempel (of eerder tempelcomplex) van India, een meesterwerk van de Dravidische kunst, de Sri Meenakshi Temple, bevindt zich namelijk in Madurai. Het is eigenlijk een stad binnen een stad. De tempel is gigantisch groot en je loopt er heel gemakkelijk in ...

... ceremony that happens everyday (doesn't sound like it would be special). The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and Parvati. In the evening ceremony it is Shiva going to Parvati's bed chamber. In this temple the women is worshipped before the male, which is pretty cool. The ceremony involved a lot of banging on drums, smoke, and running around to get him to her chamber ...

... at peace in, and at home being there. Arrival in the next city brings many things. An entirely Indian experience, first and foremost, with the sights and distinctions of that particular town. Don't get me wrong, each city is unique and has it's charm. I just haven't found that Shangri-La, that one place where I breath a sigh of relief and feel highly content. "Ahhh, now this is what I'm talking about." I had an inclination to look forward to my ...

... two-way street as it is) and a car is coming towards you, the fact that there is a giant 5 inch deep mud puddle is not reason enough for you to not move out of traffic's way... Onward to the temple. Brief interlude on temples. The temples around India are great. There are so many of various sorts, dedicated to many different gods and goddesses. Some are more unique than others. All are colorful and mysterious. I have seen so many temples I have lost count. It's ...