"The temple city of Madurai is situated at a distance of 307 miles
south of Madras on the main railway line. This is decidedly the oldest city of South
India, truly representing Dravidian culture. European scholars have compared it to Athens
of Greece. It was in the past the seat of the Tamil Academy (the Tamil Sangam) .... It is
estimated that there are 33 million carvings in the Madurai temple. The temple stands in
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