As a tamil jain.
Marble jain temple tamil nadu.
On account of the use of marble the jain temple has a very dazzling appearance.
Chandraprabhu swamy the eight jain tirthankar.
I am a tamil jain residing in chennai native to both kanchipuram as well as vandavasi a small town near pondicherry.
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This temple draws its architectural inspiration from the dilwara temples near mt.
Karandai munigiri temple is very big temple in tamil nadu 1008 shri kunthunathar is in main temple around the main temple 1 mahaveer temple 2 brammadevar 3 parsvanathar 4 aathinathar 5 kushmandi devi 6 navaggragas 7 agalanga aachariyar and someny foot print of aachariyar s this temple is one of the ancient temple in tamil nadu karandai is.
This chennai group explores the hidden not so famous jain temples of tamil nadu jains were once a thriving community in tamil nadu but now there are less than 30 000 jains in the entire state.
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This 70 feet high structure is two tiered and is built of lime and soapstone and marble.
The difference between the two jain communities is quite visible in the temple architecture with the north indian faction worshipping in marble temples while the tamil sect mostly has dravidian.
This weird combination has allowed me to explore innumerable temples within the length and breath of tamil nadu.
Previously in the same site was housing one of.
Tamil jains tamil samaṇar from prakrit samaṇa wandering renunciate are tamils from tamil nadu india who practice digambara jainism tamil samaṇam the tamil jain is a microcommunity of around 85 000 around 0 13 of the population of tamil nadu including both tamil jains and north indian jains settled in tamil nadu.
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The jain temple in chennai tamil nadu reveals yet another aspect of this religion.
White marble jain temple built with the lime and soapstone and marble.