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	Thirumalai Nayak Palace, Architecture of Madurai, Famous Palaces of India, Monuments of India
		King Thirumalai Nayak built the Thirumalai Nayak Palace in 1636 AD and was designed by an Italian architect.
		The grandson of the king Thirumalai Nayak, Chokkanatha Nayak, demolished much of this palace and transferred the precious jewels and woodcarvings so that he could use it to build his own palace at Tiruchirapalli.
		The show is for half an hour glorifies the merits of the King Thirumalai emphasizing particularly on his passion for arts, his victories in battle and his love for his subjects.
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		The gopurams are covered with extensive carvings depicting stories from Hindu mythology, and the one on the east serves as the principal gateway to the shrine.
		Thirumalai Nayak built this palace 1 km Southeast of the temple.
		The main attraction now is the light and sound show in the palace, which depicts events from Thirumalai Nayak's life and also snatches from the ancient Tamil epic Silappathikaram.
	www.indiantourguide.com /city/madurai.asp (1557 words)

	Thirumalai Nayakar Mahal - Palace
		The palace was built in 1636 by Thirumalai Nayakar.
		A classic example of the Indo-Saracenic style, the piece de resistance of this mahal is its carved dome outsoars without the support of girders or rafters.
		The courtyard and the dancing hall are being the center of attractions.
	www.digitalmadurai.com /madurai/tourist/nayak_mahal.htm (126 words)

	Madurai City India,Madurai City Guide,Madurai City Information,Madurai City Map,Madurai City Information India
		In fact, the culture of Tamil Nadu is woven with the history of Madurai in various aspects such as religion, art, legend, polity etc. Madurai was ruled by the Nayaks for more than 200 years, and their period is regarded as the Golden age in the history of Madurai.
		The older part of the town built by Nayaks is contained within the square enclosure and narrow winding lanes are laid out in the pattern of a lotus.
		This palace was built by Thirumalai Nayak in 1523 A.D. The Indo-Saracenic styled palace has granite pillars cased with mortar and supporting arches that present a fascinating view.
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	Thirumalainayak Palace in Madurai, Thirumalai Nayak Palace Tour in Madurai India,Madurai Thirumalai Nayak Palace of ...
		Designed by an Italian architect in 1636 AD, the Thirumalai Nayak Palace was the main palace where the King Thirumalai Nayak lived.
		The Thirumalai Nayak palace was divided into two major parts - the Swargavilasa and the Rangavilasa.
		The Thirumalai Nayak palace is open for visiting from 0900 hours to 1500 hours.
	www.travelplanetindia.com /thirumalainayak-palace.html (600 words)

	Meenakshi Temple and Excursions
		The Pudhu Mandapam built by Thirumalai Nayak stands between the Easternm tower and the unfinished Raya Gopurams.
		The whole building was constructed in Indo-Saracenic style by Thirumalai Nayak.This palace is open from 9.00 A.M to 1.00 P.M and from 2.00 P.M. to 5.00 P.M. There is Lunch Time from 1.00 P.M. to 2.00 P.M. Admission fee is Re.1/- per head.
		A sound and Light Programme, depicting the story of Thirumalai Nayak and of Silappthikaram is organised here daily at 6.45 P.M.(English version) and 8.15 P.M.(Tamil Version) has been temporarly suspended with effect from 14.8.99 untill futher orders.
	www.maduraibazaar.com /city/meenakshi.htm (968 words)

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		It was King Thirumalai Nayak’s grandson who demolished much of the fine structure and removed most of the jewels and woodcarvings in order to build his own palace in Tiruchirapalli.
		This half an hour show extols the virtues of King Thirumalai, particularly his passion for arts, his victories in battle and his love for his subjects.
		The tank is the scene of the colourful float festival held in January/February to celebrate the birth anniversary of King Thirumalai Nayak, who built this tank.
	www.madurai.tn.nic.in /tourism.html (738 words)

	Meenakshi Temple, India, Goddess Meenakshi, Madurai, South India Travel Package.
		The temple as it stands today, was designed in 1560 AD by Vishwanatha Nayak and subsequently built during the reign of Thirumalai Nayak.
		The idol of Vinayak was unearthed by the king Thirumalai Nayaka when he excavated a temple tank 3 km from the temple and erected it here.
		It is complimented with architectural and sculptural splendor due to the vision and patronage of the Madurai Nayak rulers.
	www.indiaprofile.com /monuments-temples/meenakshitemple.htm (1016 words)

	Thirumalai Nayak Mahal, Palace of Madurai, Mahals of Tamil Nadu, Madurai Tamil-Nadu, Architecture Monuments, Monuments ...
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		The palace is situated 2-km South-east of Meenakshi Temple in Madurai.
		The most remarkable part of this palace is the "Swarga Vilasam", which served as the audience hall.
	www.indiantravelportal.com /tamil-nadu/monuments/thirumalai-nayak-mahal.html (335 words)

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		The focal point of the town and the starting point of your tour is the famed Sri Meenakshi Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva in his incarnation as lord Sundareshwara.
		Designed in 1560 by Vishwanatha Nayak, built during the rein of Thirumalai Nayak.One can also see the hall of a 1000 pillars.
		The next stop on your tour of the temple city is the Thirumalai Nayak palace.This palace is around 1.5 kms from the Meenakshi Temple, this Indo Saracenic palace was built in 1636 by Raja Thirumalai Nayak.
	www.transindiaholidays.com /toindia/itineraries/cities/madurai.htm (160 words)

	Madurai Tourism, Famous Meenakshi Temple, Madurai Pilgrimage Destination : India Line Travel
		The temple is the venue of the resplendent float festival held in the month of January and February to celebrate the birth anniversary of King Thirumalai.
		A huge portion of the magnificent palace was destroyed by the grandson of King Thirumalai.
		There is also a half hour show about life, passions and victories of King Thirumalai which is very inspiring and is a must see for tourists who want to know how past age kings used to live in royalty.
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		It is said to have been found when the earth was being dug out from here to build the Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal.
		Thirumalai Nayak Palace: This Palace was built in 1636 by King Thirumalai Nayak with the help of an Italian Architect.
		This palace was destroyed by his grandson Chokkanatha Nayak and the valuables were transferred to other places.
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		About 1.5 km from the MeenakshiAmman Temple is this palace that was built in 1636, by King Thirumalai Nayak with the help of an Italian Architect.
		The building that houses the Gandhi Memorial Museum, Madurai is the historic Tamukkam Palace of Rani Mangammal of the Nayak dynasty, built about 1670 A.D. Later, this was occupied by the Nawab of Carnatic, the East India Company and a few others.
		King Thirumalai Nayak was born under the 'Poosa' Star Hence, in commemorating the birth of the king, Float Festival (Teppam) is held in this tank, in the Tamil Month 'Thai' (Jan/Feb).
	www.aravind.org /education/tourofmadurai.htm (2915 words)

	Info4india (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		What we see today of the Thirumalai Nayak palace is a fraction of the complex that originally consisted of two parts: Swargavilasa and Rangavilasa.
		This was the Rangavilasa where Thirumalai Nayak’s younger brother, Muthialu Nayak, resided.
		The Rangavilasa was probably part of the complex that was pulled down by Thirumalai Nayak’s grandson Chokkanatha Nayak who wanted to carry the materials as well as the throne and the jewels to Thiruchi when shifting capital.
	www.info4india.com /Indian-Monuments/Madurai-splender-in-stone.shtml (1092 words)

	Thirumalai Nayak Palace Photo Gallery by oochappan at pbase.com
		The Thirumalai Nayak Palace was built by Thirumalai Nayak,one of teh Madurai Nayak rulers in 1636 AD and was designed by an Italian architect.
		i am wondered by the tirumalai nayak palace (same guy from malaysia) the cindian.thanks.
		The Thirumalai naick palace photos are very beautiful.
	www.pbase.com /oochappan/palace (197 words)

	Madurai Travel in India,Madurai Temple Travel in India,Madurai Temple Tour
		» Thirumalai Nayak Palace - This palace is located about one km.
		The palace was constructed in a Indo-Saracenic style by Thirumalai Naicker.
		A sound and light pro gramme, depicting the story of Thirumalai Nayak and of Silappathikaram is organized here daily at 6.45 pm.
	www.indiatoursonline.com /cities/madurai-travel.html (567 words)

	Tamil Nadu Tourism - Thirumalai Nayak Mahal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The temple grew bigger with the contributions of each dynasty and victorious monarchs, into an enormous complex extending over an area of 65000 sq.
		The temple was first built 2000 years ago and was substantially expanded during the reign of Thirumalai Nayak between the years (1623-55 AD).
		It was King Thirumalai Nayak's grandson who demolished much of the fine structure and removed most of the jewels and woodcarvings in order to build his own palace in Thiruchirapalli.
	www.southernrailway.org /Tour_info/maduraiplaces1.asp (652 words)

	Madurai, Travel Madurai, Madurai Travel Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It is this temple that has been vigorously promoting Tamil literature, art, music and dance since the past many years.
		The original Palace Complex was four times bigger than the present structure.
		King Thirumalai Nayak celebrated festivals like Sceptre festival, Navarathri, Chithirai festival, Masi festival and the Float festival.
	www.visittajmahal.net /city/madurai.htm (723 words)

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		Lord Napier renovated the palace in 1866-72 and later further restoration works were carried on.
		Today, the main attraction of the palace is light and sound show, which is based on the life of "Tirumalai Nayak" and "Silapathikaram".
		This huge tank is covers an area equal to the six of Meenakshi temple.
	www.indiantravelportal.com /tamil-nadu/pilgrimage/madurai.html (1558 words)

	Thirumalai Nayak Palace -www.madurai.com
		In these two parts, there are royal residence, theatre, shrine, apartments, armoury, palanquin place, royal bandstand, quarters, pond and garden.
		During 19th century, Lord Napier, governor of Madras between 1866 and 1872 made several renovation works.
		The Nayakas of Madurai like those of Thanjavur and gingee ruled South India as the Governors of Vijayanagar emperors and gradually became independent rulers as the empire began to decline and breakup, though they did not like to call themselves as kings due probably to their reverence to the dynasty
	www.madurai.com /palace.htm (886 words)

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		Srinivasa Nayak (1484-1564 AD.) composed in his mother tongue, Kannada.
		He taught them to his nephews mElagaththaazhvaan and keezhagaththaazhvaan and also to his son Isvara muni and grand son aaLavandhaar.
		Later Alavandhaar taught those to his disciples Peria nambi, peria thirumalai nambi, thirumalai aandaan etc..
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