Singapore ‘Parata’ and Merlion: Much fondness for the Republic in Trichy

Tiruchirappalli does not have a direct flight to New Delhi, but has five daily direct connections to Singapore and 34 weekly flights to Kuala Lumpur.ST PHOTO: DEBARSHI DASGUPTA

TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – It is past midnight, but the Tiruchirappalli International Airport is coming alive.

Overseas flights usually land around this time and passengers are trickling out of its arrival gate, which is built to resemble the gopuram – or tower-gateway – of Hindu temples, common across Tamil Nadu.

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