Plan for a trip to Melur in Madurai

"Heard about Melur... Its a famous town in Madurai District(the Temple City). Located on the National Highway linking Madurai to Chennai via trichy. Adding extra Elagance to Madurai District, Melur and its surrounding villages have many temples having Historical importance. You can visit the famous Sanibhagavan temple, Draupathi temple and Manikavasakar temple in thiruvathavoor which is 10 kms from Melur where the famous poet Manikavasakar was born. On the way to Melur from Madurai, there is a beautiful mountain named Yanamalai in Othakkadai, which looks like a elephant in its sitting posture". A nice article by Thenmozhi, Software Enginner of KGISL, Coimbatore who hails from Melur.