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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.
English: Chitral or Chitharal rock cut Jain Bhagavati temple is located on top of granite rock (Triuchcharanattu malai) in a village situated north of NH 66 and SH 90, west of SH 3 highways in Tamil Nadu. The site is ancient, and consists of two monuments.
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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".
Jain bas-relief on the north side outer wall of the cave temple. It is famous for the Rock-cut temple. Hill rock at Chitharal has a cave containing Rock-cut sculptures of Thirthankaras and attendant deities carved inside and outside dating back to 9th Century A.D by King Mahendra Varman I. [102]
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.
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