Madurai in Tamil Nadu is one of India's ancient temple cities, and Kataragama in Sri Lanka lies on the Murugan pilgrimage route traversed by the medieval Tamil poet Arunagirinathar, with stops at Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple and Nallur Kandaswamy in Jaffna. Which category of sacred travel destinations connects them?

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Hindu pilgrimage sites. Hindu pilgrimage sites include famed dhams, jyotirlingas and Murugan-Skanda shrines across South Asia. Madurai's Meenakshi Temple has drawn devotees for over two millennia, while Kataragama's Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya is one of the most sacred multi-faith shrines in Sri Lanka.