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Their Temples and Sacred Places : 119 Tirunatharkunru, a bas-relief with the 24 Tirthankara sculpted and a "nishidi" in memory of the death of a Jain monk, after fiftyseven days of fast, according to the "sallekhanā" ritual,
Tirunelveli, an ancient Jain cave-temple, called "Marugaltalai," with beds in stone for the ascetics and some inscriptions,
Tiruparankuran, a group of Jain temples dating from the IXth
century,
Tiruparuthikundram, two Jain temples of the IXth century of which one is dedicated to Mahāvīra with paintings and inscriptions in Tamil and the other is dedicated to Candraprabha with a small "mandapa",
Tondur, a Jain centre with a temple,
Uttamapalayam, sculptures in the rock representing Adinatha and
Mahāvīra,
Valathi, a small cave with inscriptions and sculpted Jina as well as a temple dating back to the XVth century. Each year, there is a religious festival here,
Vallimalai, a huge cave that has a splendid statue of Mahāvīra in a conical shrine,
Vandavasi, a Digambara community with a temple,
Vellore (Velur), a Digambara community with a temple,
Vengundram, a Jain temple, dating from the VIIIth century, that shelters one of the oldest statues of Mahāvīra, with a "trichatra" (a triple parasol) above him,
Villupuram, a Digambara community with a temple.
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