Tirumalai Jain Temples

Published: 26.07.2011
Updated: 10.09.2012
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Jain Temples of Tirumalai

Tirumalai Jain Temples

Tirumalai (or Thirumalai, lit. "the holy mountain"; also later Arhasugiri, lit. "the excellent mountain of the Arha[t]) and (in Tamil) Engunavirai-Tirumalai, "the holy mountain of the Arhar[t]") is a Jain temple and cave complex dating from at least the 9th century that is located northwest of Polur in Tamil Nadu, southeast India. The complex includes three Jain caves, three temples and a 16 meter high sculpture of Neminatha thought to date from the 12th century that is the tallest Jaina image in Tamil Nadu.


Jain Temples of Tirumalai


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