Road networks:

The roads connecting the temple complex and the historic elements of Madurai core are studied. The visual phenomena and the character of the place are studied. The factors influencing the transformation of the historic character of the core are analyzed. 

Roads connecting meenakshi amman temple and vaigai river:

Madurai being situated on the banks of river vaigai, the city has its history connected with the river. The road connecting the river and the temple is not used much regarding activities or shopping , the road leads to the outer Madurai city. The road connects the new developing city with the historic core area. The river or the mandapam in river is not maintained to its historic value , only the bridge is used for crossing the river. The kalpalam is not used and the roads leading to river is also not properly maintained.

The character of the place constitute of the activity and type of buildings of the area. The activity connected to this stretch are , commercial till masi street , mixed commercial till veli street and residential area towards 

 the river.

People using the river side road when compared to other roads are 10 percent, who are local people who cross the river through kalpallam. The new bridge connects the veli street to the Madurai new bus stop and the highway to Chennai. Because of the negligence and improper maintenance the river and the road connecting it are not much used.

The core city is enveloped by the veli street , with which the commercial activities and tourism area ends.

Road connecting the meenakshi amman temple and thirumalai nayakar  palace:

The road connecting the thirumalai nayakar palace and the meenakshi amman temple, have a variety of activities and fabric with respect with the type of the building and the fabric produce a different image to the street.

All the buildings in the stretch are converted into commercial and mixed residential uses. The activity found is textile shopping, rice delivery  lorry booking offices and road side vendors.

All the activities connected to area need parking in more number. The parking facilities are not properly done and the pedestrian pathways are used for parking.

Users – majority of the users are from the Madurai city itself, rarely visitors are found for shopping.

Road connecting the meenakshi amman temple and azhagar kovil theppa kulam( starts from west gopuram of the temple)

The theppakulam also called as the kalzhagar theppa kulam , which is not visible from any of the surrounding roads because of the shops around the tank. There are many initiatives taken to clear the pond and removing the shops, which be fruitful for few months and later the stops accumulate again. The government has taken initiatives to make the pond as a recharge point for the water table of Madurai , by creating rain water harvesting methods but the nearby lodging and commercial spaces does not help it. The stops vary from flowers , fruits to books, being a main area , the shop keepers don’t shift the shop.

The temple pond is fully encroached by the shops around; to an extent of even the entry points could not be found.