Temple City

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Temple City is a popular nickname for Madurai, a historic city in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its numerous ancient Hindu temples and rich cultural heritage.

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Temple City canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
appliedTo city in Tamil Nadu
associatedCulturalFeature Dravidian temple architecture
Tamil festivals
classical Tamil literature
associatedDeity Meenakshi
Murugan
Sundareswarar
Vishnu
associatedFestival Chithirai Festival
surface form: Chithirai Thiruvizha

Navaratri
Panguni Uttiram
surface form: Panguni Uthiram
associatedLanguage Tamil
associatedReligion Hinduism
associatedWithDynasty Nayak dynasty
Pandya dynasty
associatedWithTemple Alagar Kovil
Koodal Azhagar Temple
Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple
surface form: Meenakshi Amman Temple

Pazhamudircholai Murugan Temple
Thirupparankundram Murugan Temple
surface form: Thiruparankundram Murugan Temple
country India
hasHeritageStatus historic city
knownFor ancient temples
pilgrimage tourism
religious festivals
traditional Tamil culture
locatedInRegion southern Tamil Nadu
reasonForNickname numerous Hindu temples
rich cultural heritage
refersTo Madurai
usedInTourismPromotionOf Madurai

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Madurai nickname Temple City