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Located close to the iconic Meenakshi Temple. These people are in long lines waiting to get into the temple.

This bustling market comes alive after sunset, offering an energetic atmosphere filled with the chatter of vendors and the hustle of shoppers.

Exploring the bazaar is not just a shopping trip, it is an opportunity to immerse yourself in the local culture and experience the vibrant spirit of the city,

Madurai is also known as the food capital of Tamil Nadu. Here we find the classic street food of South India being prepared in front of us.

Preparing the Kothu Parotta with rice chicken or vegetable and spices chopped on the flat grill. It was so good. on the flat grill.

Dennis is explaining what we are eating all for about $1.40. Several of us in our group jumped at the chance to eat this well known street food.

Locals watching us enjoy our street cooking delights.

Flat bread is being prepared in front of us on a large flat griddle.

After a fun evening out we return to the hotel to find "Golu" a display of dolls and figurines during the festival of Navaratri, which is a Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of the goddess Durga.

We have the chance to walk through a day time market in Madurai. It is also an important industrial and educational hub in South Tamil Nadu. The city is home to various automobile, rubber, chemical and granite manufacturing industries

As you can see you shop on the streets and not in supermarkets. Everything is grown locally and everyone works. You see no one begging anywhere.

Lots of great produce up and down the street. Great time to meet some of the locals and talk with them too. .

Lots of "autos" tuk tuk in other countries. Just hold your hand up and hail a ride.

A variety of cucumerina, raised as a vegetable much like a summer squash in Asia. It is also called a snake gourd. In some countries in checking into it can be turned into a soap.

Load of coconuts. A local distributor

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