The Temple City
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World Post Day 2026 is marked on October 9 with the theme “One postal network, infinite possibilities”. Five facts about the day and the global postal network, India's postal history from the Scinde Dawk to PIN codes, and what India Post offers today.
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Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay launches the Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram scheme at Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai today. Who is eligible, why PICME registration and the RCH ID matter, and what parents of babies born since June 22 should do.
28 Sept 2026 • 4 min read
Madurai's signature Jigarthanda blends milk, almond gum, sarsaparilla syrup, and ice cream into a layered drink found nowhere else quite like this. Here's its history and where locals still swear by the traditional recipe.
20 Aug 2026 • 2 min read
Under TRAI's Telecom Consumer Protection (13th Amendment) Regulations, 2026, operators must offer voice-and-SMS-only prepaid packs with a 30-day validity option. What changes, what doesn't, and who stands to save.
28 Sept 2026 • 3 min read
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday inaugurated the newly constructed Velunachiyar Flyover at Melamadai Junction in Madurai, built at a cost of ₹150 crore. The four-lane, 950-metre flyover is designed to ease congestion along the busy KK Nagar–Anna Nagar stretch on Sivagangai Road and is named in honour of freedom fighter Veeramangai Velunachiyar.
8 Dec 2025 • 4 min read
Every year, Madurai relives its most cherished legend — the celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar. Here's the story passed down through generations.
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Madurai is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, and it wears that history openly — as the Temple City of Tamil Nadu, built around the towering gopurams of the Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman Temple and a nearly two-thousand-year urban plan that still shapes the streets around it. Every Chithirai, the city pauses its everyday rhythm to re-enact the divine wedding of Meenakshi and Sundareswarar, drawing pilgrims from across Tamil Nadu.
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கற்றதனால் ஆய பயனென்கொல் வாலறிவன்
நற்றாள் தொழாஅர் எனின்.
தூய அறிவு படைத்த இறைவனின் நல்ல திருவடிகளைத் தொழாதவர்க்கு, கற்ற கல்வியால் என்ன பயன் விளையும்?
What use is the knowledge one has acquired, if it does not lead one to worship the pure, wise feet of God?
கடவுள் வாழ்த்து · In Praise of God