The Maduraikkanci describes a well-structured administration in Madurai. The king had ministers, officials and judges, who wore turbans. Patrolmen and soldiers watched the streets, collected tolls and protected the traders from acts of theft. The city is described largely in terms of its markets, streets and temples. Lines 497 to 511 allude to gods and goddesses in these temples with iconographic items of Hinduism. Vishnu is called the ruler of the three worlds and it identifies Rama and Krishna as his incarnations, Shiva (Rudra) is alluded to with god who wields the battle-ax, while Vishnu is alluded to with god who protects the world. City gates had symbols of Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and Vishnu's wife. A bathing festival with ritual dip in the waters to cleanse their sins is mentioned in the poem. Chanting of the Vedas is mentioned in lines 512-518, as is the presence of Jain monks and Buddhist monasteries alluded to in lines 519-528 and elsewhere in the poem. The lines related to the Vedas, states Chelliah, alludes to the jivanmukta ideology found in Hinduism.