Sun, 10 Feb - Tour of Madurai (#1)

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Tirumalai Nayak Palace roof
Tirumalai Nayak Palace roof
Sabri the guide
Sabri the guide
Tirumalai Nayak Palace - carvings
Tirumalai Nayak Palace - carvings
Tirumalai Nayak Palace - water pump
Tirumalai Nayak Palace - water pump
Madrai wholesale onion market
Madrai wholesale onion market
Fruit stall
Fruit stall
Water sales
Water sales
Local phone box
Local phone box
Hindu shrine
Hindu shrine
Sri Meenaski Temple - one of many Gopurams
Sri Meenaski Temple - one of many Gopurams
Preparing cabbages - cows will eat the left overs where they are
Preparing cabbages - cows will eat the left overs where they are
Selling cabages and other food stuff
Selling cabages and other food stuff
Wooden scaffolding
Wooden scaffolding
A wedding party choosing their bangles
A wedding party choosing their bangles
Ornate ceilings
Ornate ceilings
Not a busy day we are told
Not a busy day we are told
One of many wedding parties at the temple
One of many wedding parties at the temple
Brides ornate headdress
Brides ornate headdress
Wedding guests
Wedding guests
Close up of a gopuram
Close up of a gopuram
Solid old lotus flower
Solid old lotus flower
Wall decorations
Wall decorations
Everyone loves posing for photographs
Everyone loves posing for photographs
The temple from the roof of a tourist shop
The temple from the roof of a tourist shop