page_title: Tourism in Tamil Nadu
section_title: Kazimar Big mosque and Madurai Maqbara
hierarchical_section_title: Tourism in Tamil Nadu / Major Cities of Tamil Nadu / Madurai / Kazimar Big mosque and Madurai Maqbara
caption_attribution_description: English: Maqbara of Madurai Hazrats located in Madurai, south Tamilnadu in India
context_page_description: Tamil Nadu is a state in the south-eastern part of the Indian Peninsula. Tamil Nadu is previously a part of the United Madras Province, which was later partitioned based on languages. Tamil Nadu has more than 4,000 years of continuous cultural history. Tamil Nadu has some of the most remarkable temple architecture in the country, and a living tradition of music, dance, folk arts and fine arts. Tamil Nadu is well renowned for its temple towns and heritage sites, hill stations, waterfalls, national parks, local cuisine and the natural environment and wildlife. The state has the largest tourism industry in India with an annual growth rate of 16%. In 2015, the number of domestic arrivals was at 333.5 million making the state the most popular tourist destination in the country, and foreign arrivals numbered 4.68 million, the highest in the country, making it the most popular state for tourism in the country.
context_section_description: Kazimar Big Mosque is the first mosque in Madurai built in the year 1284 under the supervision of Hazrat Kazi Syed Tajuddin in a land donated by the pandiya kings. Madurai Maqbara the shrine of 3 great Sufi saints of Madurai is located within the mosque.
caption: Madurai Hazrat's Maqbara located within the Big Mosque
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