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South Arcot District
Remarks
No. 453
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Taluk
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Findspot
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King
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Tirunagungoṇḍai is one of the very important places of pilgrimage for the Jains in Tamilnadu. The natural cavern on the hill contains a number of stone beds provided with pillow lofts. A little to the north of this cavern is the Appaṇḍainatha temple with the shrines meant for Pārśvanatha and Chandraprabha. This Jaina temple had been patronised by the Cholas, Pandyas, their feudatories and the later rulers.
Tirunagungoṇḍai
Ulundurpēṭṭai
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South Arcot
On the western side of the natural cavern on the hill.
A.D. 9th century characters
Tamil
Two incomplete pieces in characters of about the 9th century A.D., one mentioning Vaṇakovaraiyar and the other (much damaged) Agulaga-peruman.
ARE, 307/1939-40.
