Mahaveerar Jain Temple, Mullipattu, Thiruvannamalai
Mahaveerar
Jain Temple is located at Mullipattu Village in Thiruvannamalai District of
Tamilnadu. Mullipattu is a nearby village of Arani town. Now it is an extension
area of the town. The Jinar idol might belong to 15 – 16th Century
AD. The Jinalaya comprises of Garbhagriha, Arthamandapam, Mahamandapam and Mugamandapam
similar to Dravidian Temple Architecture. The Temple has an open corridor;
altar and compound wall surrounding the temple on all sides.
The main
deity Shri Mahaveerar made of stone carving with eight Jinar features and has a
semicircular top. There is no Lanchanam at the bottom. It is crowned by a two
tier vimana having two Thirthankar statues on each direction attached on two
stages. A Brahmadevar stone statue over an elephant with back arch
(Thiruvatshi) is also located in the temple.
On the
top of the fore porch Jinar lime mortar idols of Shri Rishabhar, Shri
Mahaveerar and Shri Parswanathar in sitting posture were placed inside a small
gallery. The pillars of pavilions had Thirthankar, Dwalabalagar bas-relief
figures in the two sections. Contact: + 91 9840181012.
Mullipattu
is a nearby village of Arani town. Now it is an extension area of the town. It
is located at about 61 Kms from Thiruvannamalai and 47 Kms from Vandavasi.
Nearest Railway Station is located at Arani and Nearest Airport is located at
Chennai.
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