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Jaina Inscriptions in Tamilnadu
Remarks
The Nolambas who claimed descent from the Pallavas ruled the Nolambavāļi area, comprising the southern part of Karnataka and the north-western part of Tamilnadu, in the 9th and 10th centuries A.D. The Jaina temple built by Nidhiyappa and Chandiyanna does not exist now at Dharmapuri. However, a stone slab bearing Jaina figures has been reported from near by the Mallikārjuna temple.
No. 163
Village
Dharmapuri
Taluk
Dharmapuri
District
Dharmapuri
Findspot
On the four faces of the pillar built into the floor of a mandapa infront of the Mallikār. juna temple (Now in Madras Museum)
Dynasty
Nolamba-Pallava
King
Mahendrādhirāja
Date
9th century A.D.
Sanskrit, Kanarese
Language
and Script
