| Tirumalai | |
|---|---|
| |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Tree_at_the_Peak_of_Tirumalai.jpg) Peak of Tirumalai | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Jainism |
| Deity | Neminath |
| Festivals | Mahavir Janma Kalyanak |
| Location | |
| Location | Tiruvannaamalai, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu |
| Geographic coordinates | 12°33′24″N 79°12′21″E / 12.556675°N 79.205946°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 9th century CE |
| Temple(s) | 2 |
Tirumalai (lit. "the holy mountain"; also later Arhasugiri, lit. "the excellent mountain of the Arha[t]"; Tamil Engunavirai-Tirumalai, lit. "the holy mountain of the Arhar" is a Jain temple and cave complex dating from at least the 9th century CE that is located northwest of Polur in Tamil Nadu, southeast India.[1] The complex includes three Jain caves, two Jain temples and a 16.25-foot-high (4.95 m) sculpture of Tirthankara Neminatha thought to date from the 12th century CE that is the tallest Jain image in Tamil Nadu.[2][3] Arahanthgiri Jain Math is also present near Tirumalai complex.[1]