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Meenakshi Amman Temple
A dazzling Hindu temple complex in Madurai with 14 towering gopurams covered in thousands of colorful sculpted deities and mythological figures.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Melur
Tamil Nadu, India · Asia
About Melur
Melur is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Vallālappatti, 27km from Meenakshi Amman Temple.
Melur is in Tamil Nadu, India, with about 40,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Vallālappatti, about 6 km away.
Melur is the Northern entrance of Madurai district. It is the town in the Madurai North in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Melur Old Name is Called Naduvi Nadu. The name Melur comes from "Mela Nadu". Melur is called Thaigramam ('Mother of Villages'). It is the biggest taluk within the Madurai District. As of 2011,Read more
the town had a population of 40,017. Melur is an agricultural land in Madurai and the climate around the area is tropical.
Melur is a manufacturer and exporter of ploughs. It has many cast iron industrial. Granite production is an important industry; granite from Melur is exported around the world. Situated within a largely agricultural area, most of the people living around Melur are employed in agriculture, chiefly in the cultivation of rice. A few people have been working as masons and assistants in home construction. Gandiva Foundation is a public charitable trust functioning at Melur.
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What is there to see near Melur?
Within an hour or so of Melur: Meenakshi Amman Temple (27 km).
Are there any good drives near Melur?
The nearest famous roads are Kolli Hills 70 Hairpin Road.
Where is Melur?
Melur is in Tamil Nadu, India, about 6 km from Vallālappatti.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 40,017
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 10.0324, 78.3393
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1 notable place within an hour's drive.
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