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The Chitharal Jain Temple and Bhagavati Temple are located near Chitharal village in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India.They consist of stone beds with inscriptions, and two monuments – one rock cut Jain temple with outer wall reliefs and one Hindu goddess temple next to it that is a combination of rock-cut and stone that was added during the reign of Vikramaditya Varaguna Pandya.
Chitharal Jain Monuments: The Chitharal Jain Monuments are the ruins of a Jain training center from the 9th century CE, on a small hill. It has the famous Lord Shiva Temple and the hillock has a cave containing rock-cut sculptures of Thirthankaras and attendant deities carved inside and outside dating back to the 9th century.
View history; General ... Pages in category "Jain temples in Tamil Nadu" ... Chitharal Jain Monuments and Bhagavati Temple; Cholapandiyapuram; D.
Images of Mahavira, Devi and Parsvanatha in Chitharal Temple, Kanyakumari Interior of Jain temple, Wayanad. Ilamko Atikal, who is traditionally credited as the author of the Tamil epic Chilappatikaram, was probably a resident of a Jain vihara known as "Kunavayir kottam".
The second monument is a Bhagavati temple created by cutting into the rock and installing a southern style Jain crowning spire above the rock. A mandapa and masonry ceiling was added in 13th to 14th century. The temple walls and flat square sections of some pillar have Tamil inscriptions, few in Vatteluthu (rounded) script.
Chitharal Jain Monuments (Bhagavati Temple and Jaina-bas Relief) Chithral: Kanyakumari Chitharal Jain Monuments (Bhagavati Temple and Jaina-bas Relief) More images: N-TN-T3 Parthasarathi and Krishna Temples: Parthivapuram: Kanyakumari Parthasarathi and Krishna Temples: N-TN-T4 Vivekananda Rock Memorial: Kanyakumari: Kanyakumari
The place is known for the natural appeal and temples. Within 3 km from Attoor is the famous Jain Temple in a place called Chitharal. The temple is known to the local people as MalaiKovil (meaning temple in the hill). The name of the Hill is "Thiruchanathumalai" as incorporated in the Holy scripts of Jains.
View history; General ... This is a list of Hindu temples in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, ... Chitharal Jain Monuments and Bhagavati Temple; I.