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Historians say
Roots in the Nayak era, when the mada streets were laid out as commercial and ceremonial corridors around the temple.
Historians say
The city's main handicraft street: brassware, bronze idols, wooden toys, bell-metal lamps, stone carvings and batik fabric. The best street in Madurai for culturally rooted souvenirs.