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Kalugumalai Jain beds in Kalugumalai, a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, are dedicated to the Jain religious figures. Constructed in rock cut architecture, the unfinished temple is believed to have been built during the reign of Pandyan king Parantaka Nedunjadaiya (768-800 CE).
The temple is located along Namakkal-Salem road in Namakkal town, Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu. [12] The temple carved out of an imposing hill, is located in the downhill of the Namakkal Fort, on the western flank of the hill. [8] The temple has a flat gateway tower and a second entrance, also with a flat gateway leading to the pillared halls.
The temple is located in Narthamalai, a rockyhill in Pudukottai district in southern Tamil Nadu. There are 3 main structure present in the Vijayalaya Choleeswaram. There is a temple, A rock-cut cave Temple and other Rock cut cave for Jains. The First cave is dedicated to Lord Vishnu which houses twelve life-size sculptures of Maha Vishnu. [8]
Even today, their temples and sculptures stand testimony to the cultural achievements of the Pallavas. Presence of Pallavas can be seen in Mahandravadi. An ancient cave temple of the 7th century [3] (monolithic rock cut temple) [4] is under the control of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Maintenance is handled by ASI.
Thirupparankundram Rock-cut Cave and Inscription, also known as Umai Andar or Umaiyandar temple, [1] is a rock cut cave temple with inscriptions at the foot of the Thirupparankundram rock hill's south face. It is located in the town of Thirupparankundram, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of Madurai city, Tamil Nadu, India. [2]
As at other Vishnu temples of Tamil Nadu, the priests belong to the Vaishnavaite community, a Brahmin sub-caste. The temple rituals are performed six times a day: Ushathkalam at 7 a.m., Kalasanthi at 8:00 a.m., Uchikalam at 12:00 p.m., Sayarakshai at 6:00 p.m., Irandamkalam at 7:00 p.m. and Ardha Jamam at 10:00 p.m.
Ulagalandha Perumal Temple is a temple dedicated to Vishnu located in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture , the temple is glorified in the Naalayira Divya Prabandham , the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th through 9th centuries CE.
The Parthasarathy Temple is a 6th-century Hindu Vaishnavite temple dedicated to Vishnu in Chennai, India.Located in the neighbourhood of Thiruvallikeni, the temple is glorified in the Naalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil literature canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th to 9th centuries CE and is classified as among the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu. [2]