Madurai

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 60. Chapters: Education in Madurai, History of Madurai, Madurai railway division, Roads in Madurai, Visitor attractions in Madurai, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Dindigul, Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Madurai Maqbara, Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai Sultanate, Ambasamudram, Thiruparankundram, Thiruparankundram Dargah, Alagar Koyil, Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal, List of colleges and institutes in Madurai district, Thalaiyuthu, Thiruvedagam, Minakshi, Arappalayam, Tirunelveli Junction, Andipatti, Madurai Airport, Tata-Dhan Academy, Goripalayam Mosque, Kadambur, Anaimalai, Software industry in Madurai, Kazimar Big Mosque, Gangaikondan, M.S.S.Wakf Board College, Madurai Junction, Mattuthavani, Jalaluddin Ahsan Khan, Kodai road, Ramnad Raghavan, Ayyalur, Ilandaikulam, Melakkal Kanavai, Ambaturai, Madurai BRTS, Athisayam, Karseri, Madurai Tamil, Kazimar Street, Pallichandai Silaiman, Lady Doak College, Murugan Idli Shop, Saraswathy Narayanan College, SPVM School, St. Britto Higher Secondary School. Excerpt: Tirunelveli (Tamil: ), also known as Nellai (Tamil: ), and historically (during British rule) as Tinnevelly, is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Tirunelveli District. And is the sixth-largest city in Tamil Nadu, after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, and Salem. It is situated 612 kilometres (380 mi) southwest of Chennai and 140 kilometres (87 mi) east of Thiruvananthapuram. Tirunelveli is an ancient city and is home to many temples and shrines, including the largest Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu, the Nellaiappar Temple. The city has a history that dates back to 1000 BC. It is located on the western side of the perennial Thamirabarani river, whereas its twin municipal city Palayamkottai, is located on the eastern side. Ancient temples in the river banksTirunelveli is an ancient city, as evidenced by findings at the nearby archaeological site of Adichanallur that include an urn which could date back to 500 BC. This urn contained a complete human skeleton and clay vessels with some rudimentary Tamil Brahmi script inscribed on it. Other urns, in which the elderly were buried, and also husks, grains of rice, charred rice and celts have also been found in the same area. Excavations at this site around 2005 discovered of an Neolithic Iron Age habitation, believed to be 3,000-3,800 years old. The history of Tirunelveli was researched by Robert Caldwell, one of the Christian missionaries who visited the area in the nineteenth century for the purpose of both promoting their religious beliefs and educating the people. Tirunelveli had been under the prominence of the Pandya kings, serving as their secondary capital while Madurai remained its primary capital. It was an important city of the Chola kingdom (c.900-1200) and of the Vijayanagar empire. The city was the chief commercial town in the period of Arcot Nawabs and Nayaks. They were among the various ruling dynasties of Tamil Nadu. In fact, they called the city "Nellai Cheemai", with