Arihantha giri Thirumalai Jain temple TamilNadu
Thirumalai or Araihanthagiri is a Jain site that is located in Aarni taluk of Thiruvannamalai district in Tamilnadu state of India.
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| The Mahaveera Jain temple |
Thirumalai is a Jain heritage site in Tamilnadu that has ancient temples, hill-top temples.
There are 3 caves that were used by the Jain saints and the 2 temples that are dedicated to 22nd Tirthankara Neminatha Bhagavan. There is a 16-meter long statue of Tirthankara Neminatha Bhagavan that is the tallest of its kind in TamilNadu.
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| Statue of 22nd Thirthankara Neminatha |
Location: The Jain temple in Thirumalai is located in between Arni and Polur of Tamil Nadu.
Main Deity: The main hill temple is dedicated to Thirthankar Neminatha. There is a temple for Lord Mahaveera at the foot of the hill. The temple in the Jain mutt is dedicated to the Panchakula devatha .
Simple History: The ancient basadis dates back to 10 - 12th century were constructed by kundavai Natchiar. The Jain mutt was established in 1998 by the then mattadhipati of Shravanabelagola.
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The Pictures of Paintings Thirumalai Cave.
The Panchakula devatas
There is a Jain mutt in the foot of the hill, that has the Jain temple dedicated to the Panchkula devatha.
the Panchkula devatas are Chakreshwari, Jwalamalini, Kooshmandini, Padmavati and Vaarahi Amman.
Panchkula devatas
Jwalamalini and she is Yakshi of the 8th Tirthankara Chandraprabha and her vahana is Buffalo.
Kushmandini is the Yakshi of 22nd Tirthankara Neminatha and is the protector of Dharma, hence she is also worshipped by the name Dharmadevi Amman and her vahana is shima.
Padmavathi is the Yakshi of the 23 Tirthankara Parshvanatha her vahana is kukutta .
Varahi Amman is one of Astha mathaas and her vahana is simha.
Kushmandini is the Yakshi of 22nd Tirthankara Neminatha and is the protector of Dharma, hence she is also worshipped by the name Dharmadevi Amman and her vahana is shima.
Padmavathi is the Yakshi of the 23 Tirthankara Parshvanatha her vahana is kukutta .
Varahi Amman is one of Astha mathaas and her vahana is simha.
This temple is a rare of its kind in which there are Panchkula devatas under a single roof facing different directions.
The Pournami pooja offered to Panchkula devatha is a very special pooja that happens on all full moon days. Devotees from all over India visit this place. The construction of other basadis are also in progress. Swasthishree Dawalakeerthi bhattacharaka Swamiji is the Mattadipati here in Arahnthagiri. There is a school inside that is run by the matt. The free education and mid-day meal are provided by the Jain mutt.
Chakreshwari is the yakshi of the first Tirthankara Rishabhadeva and her vahana is Garuda.
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| Chakreshwari Amman Thirumalai, Tamilnadu |
Jwalamalini and she is Yakshi of the 8th Tirthankara Chandraprabha and her vahana is Buffalo.
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| Jwalamalini Amman Thirumalai, Tamilnadu |
Kushmandini is the Yakshi of 22nd Tirthankara Neminatha and is the protector of Dharma, hence she is also worshipped by the name Dharmadevi Amman and her vahana is shima. it is said the goddeses kushmandini attained mukti in this place on the hill top there is a statue of the goddess kushmandini who is popularly known by Dharmadevi amman- the protector of the Dharma.
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| Kooshmandini Amman Thirumalai, Tamilnadu |
Padmavathi is the Yakshi of the 23 Tirthankara Parshvanatha her vahana is kukutta .
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| Pamavathi Amman Thirumalai, Tamilnadu |
Varahi Amman is one of Astha mathaas and her vahana is simha.
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| Vaarahi amman |
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| Jinawaani Saraswathi thirumalai, Tamilnadu |
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| Padmavati |
History:
The ancient caves and statues date back to the 10th century. The statue of Thirthankar dates back to 10 -12 century and is said to have been constructed by kundavai natchiar. At the foot of The hill, there is a temple that is dedicated to Lord Mahaveera. Natural paintings in the caves were done during the 15th century. The Jain mutt at the foot of the hill has a very famous temple dedicated to the Panchkula devatas. The other basadis are also in progress. Those interested can provide their contributions to the mathadipathi of the Thirumalai mutt and seek the blessings of the Lord and the Devathas.
Address:
Thirumalai
TamilNadu - 606907
How to reach Tirumalai jain temple:
This cave temple can be reached by buses from Arni and Polur.
Private autos and taxis can be booked prior to the trip.
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