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Mahatma Gandhi And Madurai Are Inseparable

His five visits to the city are landmarks in Indian history

Madurai: Mahatma Gandhi and Madurai are inseparable and intertwined in the history of India. The city retains the 'Gandhi Pottal' as a prime spot in the fond memory of the Father of the Nation as this was the site where he took the vow to remain half-dressed (wearing a dhoti) until poverty in India was completely eradicated.

Even the clothes that Mahatma Gandhi wore during the last moments of his life, along with his ashes, are preserved in Madurai. Special prayers are offered in front of them on the last Friday of every month. Gandhi visited Tamil Nadu 21 times during the freedom struggle, out of which he came to Madurai on five occasions. Each one of h

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