| Chitharal Jain Temple and Bhagavati Temple | |
|---|---|
Chitharal Malai Kovil | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Jainism |
| Deity | Tirthankaras and Bhagavati |
| Location | |
| Location | Chitharal, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu |
| Geographic coordinates | 8°19′57.1″N 77°14′18.2″E / 8.332528°N 77.238389°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 9th–century CE[1][2] |
| Temple(s) | 2 (Jain, Hindu) |
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. The monuments are from the 9th century CE.[1][2]
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- ^ a b Tampy, KPD (1946). "The Chitaral Rock Temple". The Modern Review. 80: 434.