Address Shri Parshwanath Jain Temple, Kavanur, Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu 631004 Diety Parshwanath Introduction Kavanoor is one of the Jain heritage centre and located 3 kms north from near Arakkonam town. There is a degenerated Jinalaya in the Village, which reveals the place is more glorious in ancient years. Many Jains had been living in yesteryears. […]

Address Sri Idayamadam jain temple Muthukuda Rd, Marungur, Thondi, Tamil Nadu 623406 Diety Parshavanath Introduction A ninth century Jain temple with sculptures and bas relief image of ‘Parshavanath’ has been discovered at Idaiyamadam in SP Pattinam, between Mimisal and Thondi, by the Ramanathapuram Archaeological and Historical Conservation Centre.. It is in a forest of ‘kaattukaruvai’ […]

Address Kurathi Malai Ancient Jain Hill Venmari, Onampakkam, Madhuranthakam taluk Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu 603313 Diety Parshvanathar Introduction This hillock is located northeast of Onampakkam and is very near L. N. Puram village. Parshavanthar (Parshva) image facing east, is nicely carved on a small rock and was built like a small temple. An image of […]

Address Sri Sithannavasal Rock-Cut Jain Temple Sithannavasal, Cave Road, Madiyanallur, Pudukottai district Tamil Nadu 622101 Diety Tirthankaras Introduction Sittanavasal Cave (also, ArivarKoil) is a 2nd-century Jain complex of caves in Sittanavasal village in Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu, India. Its name is a distorted form of Sit-tan-na-va-yil, a Tamil word which means “the abode of […]

Address Sri Samanarmalai cave Temple Keelakuyilkudi village, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu 625019 Diety Tirthankaras Introduction Samanar Hills or SamanarMalai is a hill rock complex located in Keelakuyilkudi village, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. The hill has been declared as a protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India. Puranic Significance Samanar […]

Address Sri Digamber Jain Temple Kolli Hills MDR690, Ariyurnadu, Namakkal district Tamil Nadu 637411 Diety Tirthankars Introduction Ancient Jain temple, Kolli Hills Jain Temple in Kolli Hills is believed to be built before thousand years. Ancient Jain Temple in Kolli Hills is also called as Samanar Jain Temple in Kolli Hills or Jain Temple in […]

Address Sri Alathoor Jain Temple Karuvalur, Kanur, Mondipalayam Puliampatty Road, Alathur, Tamil Nadu 641655 Diety Tirthankara Introduction A nearly 1,100-year-old Jain temple found abandoned on a 20 cents land at Alathoor village, near here, is on the verge of a collapse due to lack of conservation. Though the inscriptions point to a rich historical importance […]

Address Sri Jain Samanar Kalugumalai Temple, Kalugumalai, Kalugumalai, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu 628552 Diety Mahavira and Parshvanatha Amman: Jain Yakshini Ambika Introduction Kalugumalai Jain beds in Kalugumalai, a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, are dedicated to the Jain and Hindu religious Temple Constructed in rock cut […]

Address Sri Ennayiram Malai jain cave temple, Gingee road, Senji Kunnathur S.Kunthur village, Gudalore Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu 605651 Diety Thirthankarar, Parshavanathar Introduction Ennayiram Malai is a jain complex located 3 kms from the Villupuram- Gingee road at Mattaparai turn to S.Kunthur village near Gudalore. It is also called as Ivar malai and Panchapandavar malai. […]

Address Sri Vallimalai Jain caves temple Vallimalai Village, Koil Sannithi St Melpadi, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 517403 Diety Tirthankaras Introduction Vallimalai Jain caves are located in Vallimalai village in Katpadi taluk of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. These caves are protected by Archaeological Survey of India. Vallimalai is an important Jain site with several carvings of sculptures […]