Tirumalai (Tamil Nadu)

Tirumalai
  • Engunavirai-Tirumalai (Tamil)
  • Arhasugiri
Peak of Tirumalai
Peak of Tirumalai
Religion
AffiliationJainism
DeityNeminath
FestivalsMahavir Janma Kalyanak
Location
LocationTiruvannaamalai, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates12°33′24″N 79°12′21″E / 12.556675°N 79.205946°E / 12.556675; 79.205946
Architecture
Date established9th 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]

  1. ^ a b Mani 2018, p. 181.
  2. ^ Sewell 1882, p. 170.
  3. ^ Pal 2014, p. 134.