We stayed in four cities during our South India trip . Chennai , Pondicherry, Rameswaram and Madurai . By staying in these four cities we were able to visit a lot more cities and towns to see different temples . The last city we visited was Madurai . There were three temples we visited in Madurai .

Thiruparankundram Temple – Murgan Temple

We visited this temple because this is one of the 6 peak temple dedicated to Murugan . My husband has been visiting all the peak temples dedicated to Murugan .

This temple is believed to have been built in the 6 th century by Pandyas ( ancient Tamil Dynasty ) .

We went here on an evening and was able to get through the temple quickly .

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Madurai Menachi

Madurai Menachi Temple had the strictest security measures I had come across in South India . You have to leave your phone outside at a booth that holds phones . There is security check at all entrances.

It is also a massive and stunningly beautiful temple . Well maintained as well .

We spend a few hours here and highly recommend a visit if you are in Madurai. One of my favourite temples in all of South India .

Pazhamudhircholai Murugan Temple

This is another one of Murugan’s six temples. It is located on a hill surrounded by forest . There are a lot of monkeys around the temple so be careful if you have food in your hand .

This temple is about 25 miles from Madurai and we used an Uber to get here .

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