Shopping In Madurai And Luxurious Madurai Hotels

The holy city of Madurai is a famous pilgrimage and has been famous for its textiles since olden times

. Read on to find out more on shopping in Madurai and also check out some luxury hotels in Madurai.

Madurai is the third largest city of Tamil Nadu and an important pilgrimage in south India. Madurai is famous for its Meenakshi Amman Temple which is the citys landmark and the city is also built around the temple. Madurai is situated on the banks of the river Vaigai and the city attracts millions of devotees from all over the country every year. Madurai is well connected with the rest of the country by roads, railways and it also has its own airport that caters to domestic flights only.

The city is primarily a pilgrimage and there are not many options for shopping in Madurai but still there are many things worth checking out here. The city is as famous for its age old textiles industry as for its Meenakshi Temple. The city actually teems with almost infinite number of cloth shops and tailors and the most famous market is Puthu Mandapam which was the former entrance hall at the eastern side of the Meenakshi Temple. Here you will find rows upon rows of skilled tailors who claim to replicate your shirt within mere hours. You can get a good shirt made up here at very low costs though prices also depend on quality and complexity. This is a really interesting place to visit in Madurai and after completing your shopping you can relax near the temple tank. Madurai is also known for its fine quality handloom saris that you can buy at some of the well known stores like Hajjeemossa (East Chithirai Street), Kumaran Silks and Rajmahal Silks (Vengala kadai). Since the specialty here in Madurai is clothes and fabrics therefore you can easily get some of the famous cotton fabrics and the beautiful Batik and Sungundi Saris. For local handicrafts the best places where you can get authentic items at reasonable rates are Government Handicraft Emporium, Madurai Gallery Cottage Expo (North Chithirai Street), Poopahar Emporium (East Avani Moola Street) and Poopuhar Handicrafts (West Veli Street). The Kashmiri Craft Shop near the North Chithirai Street is a good place to get a rooftop view of the temple and also for some leisure shopping.

You can find many luxury hotels in Madurai that offer all the basic amenities and also some extra facilities.

Luxury Hotels in Madurai

Park Plaza is a fine 3 star hotels in Madurai that is located close to the main temple. It enjoys a customer recommendation of nearly 90% which means 9 out of 10 will select this hotel. It has been praised by former guests for its location and services. It offers well furnished and centrally air conditioned rooms that are equipped with all the basic amenities and costs Rs.2300.

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