One of south India's great temple towns, The another name of Madurai is thunganagaram , Madurai  is synonymous with the celebrated MEENAKSHI temple. it is situated on the bank of river vaigai,  Madurai has a rich culture heritage passed on from the great tamil era more than 2500 years old. Madurai was an important culture and commercial centre even as early as 550AD. It was the capital city for the great PANDYA kings

The Pandyan King Kulasekarar built a great temple and created a lotus shaped city around the temple. On the day the city was to be named, as Lord shiva blessed the land and its people, divine nectar (Madhu) was showered on the city from his matted locks. This city was henceforth known as Madhurapuri. Madurai is famous for Jasmine Flowers.