Jain Journal 1996 10

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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JAIN JOURNAL : Vol-XXXI, No. 2 October 1996 Medi Citi Hospitals. The building would be put up at a cost of over Rs. 20 lakhs. The equipment would be brought from foreign countries. The hospital would benefit people from 40 villages in the district, they said.
From The Hindu 13.1.1996.
Stone sculpture piece found in Polur
A 10th century A.D. stone relief of a Jain Tirthankara was discovered recently at a Adi-Dravida colony at Vellur village near Sandhavasal, Polur taluk in Tiruvannamalai Sambuvarayar district.
According to Mr M. Gandhi, curator of the Government Museum, Vellore, the figure is seated on a long 'pida' in the 'dhyāna' poseplacing both palms on the lap. A 'prabhā' with tongues of flames is seen raised above the shoulders of the 'Jina'. Above the head, a 'tricakra' has been beautifully chiselled but has been damaged by the ravages of time. The face of the 'Jina' is square. A long raised pillow supports the 'Jina's back. From the top of the 'tricakra', flowers and buds with stalks fall on both sides.
The figure is four feet tall and three feet wide. Inscribed beams and parts of the temple were found scattered in front of the piece. According to the local residents, the pieces were brought from the Ammayappisvara Temple of Padavedu, built during Sambuvarayars rule.
From The Hindu 7.2.1996.
Vepery Jain temple ‘pratişthā' on May 23
The 'pratişthā' (kumbhābhişekam) of Sri Sambhavanatha, a Jain temple on EVK Sampath Road, Vepery, was performed on May 23. The 37th Jain temple in the City under the auspices of 1008 Ācārya Srimad Vijaya Kalapūrņa Śri Sūriswaraji Mahārāj Saheb has been built of pure white marble. No iron materials have been used in the construction of the temple.
A striking feature of the temple, the height of which is 55-ft long and width of 30 ft., is the exquisite carving on pillars and walls in the sanctum sanctourim. About 12,000 cubic feet of white marble stone