Old Madurai, South India, in 1945 and now

Madura in Madurai district is one of the oldest cities of India on the Vaigai river. Known for its nine gopura pyramids and many other sites, such as the Meenakshi temple shown here. Compare the loincloth inhabitants with the modern city it has become now!

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• vaigai
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• 1945
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[AshRaj299]

"Some places seep into you, leaving a part of themselves running through your veins and forever changing you." - This is so true, Mic... I spent all my teenage yrs in Madurai... Now I've moved away but that feel will live in my blood forever. Thanks a lot for sharing this rare video!.. By the way, one thing that we had in common were the gold flake cigarettes ;)... Cheers!!

[MichaelRogge]

@AshRaj299 Correction:I never smoked cigarettes or anything else! That's why I'm still alive!

[arunperichiappan]

Amazing Dude!!!!! Can u post some more regarding MAdurai????? PLZzzzzzz

[MichaelRogge]

@arunperichiappan Sorry, but this is all I could lay my hands on. I'll be looking out, though. Keep watching my India clips.

[abrahamksm]

Picture looks good and realistic... however I dont believe there was videography invented during that time.... that too in india??

[MichaelRogge]

@abrahamksm The clip is based on a 16mm film.

[dineshzx14]

Really it was incredible for which it depicts trouble free walks of cultural life. Here a question arises that we might have keeping the nectar city without disturbed . Regards. Nellai s.s.mani@gmail.com

[mmsaravanakumar]

amazing thanks 

[AugustusClara]

Thank you so much for this.

For me, Madurai is a very special place which I will never forget.

The video of my visit a few years ago is on Youtube, it is called 'Magical Madurai'

[VintageAsian]

@MichaelRogge Thanks for posting this film - and so many other amazing pieces of footage!

@AshRaj99 It's me from Vintage Asian. I was the one smoking Gold Flakes. I lived in one of the little alleyways off of Nethaji Road between Periyar Bus Stand and Meenakshi Amman Koil. I have quit smoking now though...

[sureshwilliams4u]

great,,,,,,,,,,,,iam dumb struck, It feels nice to see our ancestors be on their own.But even at this age and time i have seen people with similar dressing and manners in madurai.

[MrRahulkarthikeyan]

Thank god...u show our grant grant fathers and ancestors life in our eyes

[AshRaj299]

@MichaelRogge Guess I mistook you to be the admin of this page from where I got this video... vintageasian. com/499-madurai-1945 ... It says " I spent countless evenings on my rooftop, smoking Gold Flake cigarettes and staring at the massive Meenakshi Temple towers"... Anyways I've quit smoking now, hoping to live beyond 70 or so!!