Mahaveerar Jain Idol,
Chettipatti, Pudukottai
Mahaveerar Jain Idol is a ninth century idol of Mahaveerar, a Jain Thirthankara located in Chettipatti Village in Kulathur Taluk in Pudukottai District of Tamil Nadu, India. Chettipatti is also known as Samanar Kundu. Chettipatti was a flourishing medieval Jain center.
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The Jain Idol
The image of Mahaveerar is found in seated posture. He is flanked by chauri bearers and found under an umbrella. The image is decorated with the semi-circular prabhavali and creeper designs. A stone slab containing inscription dating back to the reign of Chola Emperor Rajaraja Chola can be seen next to the idol.
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Connectivity
The temple is located at about
7 Kms from Sooriyur Bus Stop, 13 Kms from Thuvakudi, 15 Kms from Keeranur
Railway Station, 18 Kms from Kulathur, 21 Kms from Trichy Airport, 30 Kms from
Trichy and 43 Kms from Pudukkottai. The temple is situated at about 7 Kms to
the east of Sooriyur Bus Stop on the Kulathur to Thuvakudi route.
