Beautifying around Meenakshi Temple
By vijayymdu, shot with 6300 at 2009-01-03
The scene looks very much um… un-Madurai! But, it’s the same Chitrai Streets around Meenakshi Amman Temple. Impressive development indeed. Now vehicles were not allowed in Chitrai Streets and it enhances to the smooth look besides the safety factor.
If you look closely, you can still see the Madurai-ness – sand accumulating along the edges of neatly tiled road as well on the granite footpath. The granite footpath is smooth, but always have noticable spread of sand grains. Maintenance is usually our weak point.
The people living in Chitrai street as well as the shop owners were protesting on block vehicle movement in Chitrai Streets. Authorities should consider priority/reserved parking spaces for them in parallel streets. It will be an inconvenience for them, but should not be a harassment.
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I did see these on my last trip home. And when i make my next trip in Feb, it sure is going to be a sight to see. And ofcourse, all the mud and sand,,is so integral to the place that it cant be the same without it…!!
Reserved parking…well, yes. That should be considered. Especially, some kind of help for aged people still wanting to visit the temple.
Nevertheless, thanks for the post !
should re-plan the arapalayam bus stand its one of the main bus stand of our city compare to complex bus stand position of arapalaym bus stand is very worst.
Just back from a trip to Madurai. I was amazed to see this development around the temple, it was really beautiful and I felt free to walk around the chithirai street. Very nice.
i went to Madurai from Coimbatore on 8th may for business purpose. As the same is finished by 3.30 pm i went to temple at 4.15. i have been in the queue for about 2 hours to worship the god.
The waiting time is OK but the experience when inside the temple premises is horrible and intolerable. There is no any volunteer/ police inside to control the crowd. As most of the people are tourists they rush front side to see quickly in spite of the sweat they had with their crying kids. many aged people suffocated in the sandwich of crowd. Though we are able to see the god only less than 3 minutes, the sweating came before that made to think about the worst maintenance of the authority. Let them collect money but the control should be there for peaceful pray. let the authorities do needful about this in near future.