The Portamaraikulam or the golden lotus tank is the place where the Tamil literary society called Sangam used to meet to decide the merit of the literary works presented to them. The manuscripts that sank were dismissed while those that floated were considered to be great works of literature. Madurai was once the learned city of knowledge and many ancient works in Tamil, including Thirukkural was accepted here as a great literary work after floating in this Golden Tank. Legend has it that once upon a time, there was a golden lotus floating in the tank and temple authorities have placed a Golden Lotus now similar to the one in ancient time.
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