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By Editor On Friday, November 17th, 2017
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Madurai’s Mariamman Teppakulam: a temple tank losing its sheen | The Hindu

The Mariamman Teppakulam and stories of its origin are often raved about in Madurai’s rich history. Builders in 1645 dug clay from the Vaigai banks to make bricks for building the Thirumalai Nayak palace. At some More...

By Editor On Saturday, July 9th, 2016
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Hair worth Rs. 40-lakh stolen from Madurai Mariamman Temple

Hair, worth over Rs. 40 lakh, donated by devotees and stocked in a locked room at the famous Mariamman Temple in Irukkangudi was burgled on Thursday night. The police said that around 70 bags of hair of various More...