सानजानि एथेन्स हिसाबै मिथिजानाय, तामिल णाडुनि नैथि देरसिन नोगोर, मादुराया भाइगाय दैमानि रुगुंफोराव दङ।
Known as the Athens of the East, Madurai, the second largest city in Tamil Nadu is situated on the banks of the river Vaigai.