page_title: Madurai district
hierarchical_section_title: Madurai district
caption_attribution_description: English: An aerial view of Madurai city from atop of Meenakshi Amman temple. Landscape at the horizon is not original and has been badly photoshopped.
context_page_description: Madurai district is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India. The city of Madurai serves as the district headquarters. It houses the famous Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwarar temple and is situated on the banks of the river Vaigai and the oldest Islamic mosque in Madurai, The Kazimar Big Mosque, situated on the banks of Kiruthumal river. Thiruparankundram is one of the major tourist place in the district. As of 2011, the district had a population of 3,038,252 with a sex-ratio of 990 females for every 1,000 males. Aside from the city of Madurai, the larger towns are Melur, vadipatti, Peraiyur, and Usilampatti. It is an important hub for various film shootings. Alanganallur is an important town in Madurai.
context_section_description: Madurai district is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India. The city of Madurai serves as the district headquarters. It houses the famous Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwarar temple and is situated on the banks of the river Vaigai and the oldest Islamic mosque in Madurai, The Kazimar Big Mosque, situated on the banks of Kiruthumal river. Thiruparankundram is one of the major tourist place in the district. As of 2011, the district had a population of 3,038,252 with a sex-ratio of 990 females for every 1,000 males. Aside from the city of Madurai, the larger towns are Melur, vadipatti, Peraiyur, and Usilampatti. It is an important hub for various film shootings. Alanganallur is an important town in Madurai.
caption: Pilgrimage at Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai
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