17th April 2026 - Day 1 of South Trip Our Indigo flight departed from Hyderabad airport at 3.00 p.m and landed at Madurai airport at 4.30 p.m. The one-and-a-half flight journey was enjoyable with beautiful aerial view of Western Ghats (Meghamalai Range) and landscapes. We visited Meenakshamma Temple in 2018 during Dasara for the first time and this was our 2nd visit. We booked a room in Hotel Gopuram Grand diagonally opposite to the temple's West Tower. It's a good hotel with neat ambiance and friendly staff. We got a comfortable room with 3 beds. We went to the hotel restaurant in the ground floor and had some light snacks like bhel-puri and filter coffee. We then refreshed ourselves and walked to the temple for evening darshan. We booked special entrance tickets online for Meenakshi and Sundareswar Swamy darshan for Rs.100 /- per person. We wanted to enter the temple from East Gopuram as it is considered auspicious. Being Friday and Amavasya which is a very auspiciou...
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