Chennai
has a history of over 2,000 years. Initially a collection
of villages, it is today one of the largest cities of India,
with a cosmopolitan society. The area has been a popular
trading port, especially among spice and cloth merchants.
Coimbatore
has a population of 15 lakh people. It is exposed to the
Palghat gap of Western ghats it enjoys a salubrious climate.
The climate is comfortable throughout the year. The maximum
temperature is around 32 degrees celcius
Madurai is
the second largest city of Tamil Nadu, a southern state
in India. MADURAI,the abode of Goddess Meenakshi,is also
the famous and ancient home of Tamil culture. The first
Tamil Academy was founded here by saintly scholars and pious
kings and it is believed that the great Hindu God Siva participated
in the labours of the academy which set the standards of
poetic excellence and literacy criticism.Madurai was an
important cultural and commercial centre even as early as
550 AD. Madurai was the capital city for the great Pandya
kings.
Tirunelveli
- popularly known by its pet name Nellai is a land of sages
? much evident from epics and puranas . Christening of this
place itself bears testimony to its antiquity and divinity.
Thanjavur attained prominence
under the Chola rulers who were paramount in South India
during 9th to 12th centuries. They were not only excellent
rulers but also mightly builders, who erected a large number
of exquisite temples in their empire, some of which constitute
the finest specimens of architecture.
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