| Sittanavasal Cave | |
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 Sittanavasal Cave | |
| Location | Pudukottai, India |
| Coordinates | 10°27′16″N 78°43′29″E / 10.4544°N 78.7247°E |
| Built | Śramaṇa Period (Second century BC to 900 AD)[1] |
| Architectural style(s) | Pandyan |
  Sittanavasal in Tamil Nadu, India | |
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Sittanavasal Cave (also, Arivar Koil) is a 2nd-century Tamil Śramaṇa complex of caves in Sittanavasal village in Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu, India.[2][3] Its name is a distorted form of Sit-tan-na-va-yil, a Tamil word which means "the abode of great saints" (Tamil: சித்தன்னவாசல்).
The monument is a rock-cut monastery or temple. Created by Tamil Śramaṇa, it is called the Arivar Koil, and is a rock cut cave temple of the Arihants. It contains remnants of notable frescoes from the 7th century. The murals have been painted with vegetable and mineral dyes in black, green, yellow, orange, blue, and white. Paintings have been created by applying colours over a thin wet surface of lime plaster.[3][4][5]
Ancient structures such as Gol Gumbaz, Talagirisvara temple and this one are claimed to be relatively unappreciated.[6] Archaeological Survey of India has listed Sittanavasal Cave in the list of "Must See" Indian Heritage.[7]
The Sittanavasal Cave are listed as one of the Adarsh Smarak Monument by Archaeological Survey of India.[8]
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- ^ "Adarsh Smarak Monument". Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 2 May 2022.