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Madurai
Southern Asia
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Madurai is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai district, regarded as the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu. One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the region, Madurai is centered on the vast Meenakshi Amman Temple complex, a major Hindu pilgrimage site whose towering gopuram gateways dominate the city's skyline.
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