Jinamanjari 1998 04 No 17

Author(s): Jinamanjari
Publisher: Canada Bramhi Jain Society Publication

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1400 years old. The mānastambha is monolithic and is 33 feet high. Near the village, there is a hillock with an inscription belonging to Pallava ruler Nandivarman.
Kilvillivalam is located 15 km southeast of Wandawasi, and the Jain population is about 25 families. The temple which is about 150 years old is dedicated to Vardhamana Mahāvīra.
Kozhappaloor is a village located about 22 km south of Arni. The village has 60 Jain families and the Jain temple is about 300 years old, and is dedicated to Rṣabha.
Mandakolathur is an ancient Jain village, located on the Polur Wandawasi bus route at a distance of 10 km. Now there is no temple. Once it had a large Jain population, but presently, it has only 5 families.
Manjapattu is about 25 km south of Wandawasi. The village has 26 Jain families and the temple which is about 200 years old. It is dedicated Malli Tirthankara.
Mudaloor is only 5 km south of Wandawasi and has a Jain population of 46 families. The temple is a very ancient one and is dedicated to Rṣabha. The village is the birth place of the Bhattaraka Laxmisena of the Jain matha in Kolhapur, Maharashtra state.
Mullipattu is a small village, about 3 km west of Arni. A 316 year old temple dedicated to Mahāvīra is found in the village. The village has 9 Jain families.
Nallavanpalyam is a village 5 km south of Tiruvannamali. The temple is fairly new, about 70 years. It is dedicated to Rṣabha. The village has 65 Jain families.
Nallur is about 16 km southeast of Wandawasi and has 50 Jain families. The temple is about 80 years old and is dedicated to Rṣabha.
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