Maduri

We all brought books, but still peel them open only into the first couple of pages. It seems that there is much more to grab our attention here in Madurai. Last night we visited the Temples of Madurai, which are the big attraction of the city. They are now being repainted so instead of hundred-foot temples poking out of the city skyline there is a peculiar pile of palm fronds. It was quite unfortunate, not because of the renovation that was taking place but because they also transformed such a sacred place into a swap meet for Hindu figurines. It was a strange mix that was hard to digest, God was still present, but it was tainted. The nice thing about being in a pilgrimage city though is that their are a lot of Indian tourist that come here too, so we escape the attention a little. In short, Madurai has both a good and bad face, good being most predominant.
-kyla