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Ayyanarkulam Hill Temple

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இந்தப் பக்கத்தை தமிழில் வாசிக்க: அய்யனார்குளம் குன்றுப்பள்ளி


Ayyanarkulam is a small village in the Ambasamudram Taluk in what used to be Tirunelveli district, and is now Tenkasi district. Here, in the natural caverns situated in the Rajaparai Hill, Samana (Jaina) rock beds and Tamil Brahmi inscriptions can be found. Tamil Brahmi inscriptions can also be found nearby in another hill called Nilapparai.

இராஜப்பாறை குகைத்தளம்

Rajaparai Cave Temple

The temple was made in the Rajaparai for the Jain monks to stay in the rainy season. To prevent the water from getting in, a long channel has been cut in the entrance.

The name of the person who had the rock beds for the Jain monks constructed is inscribed in stone here. It is a Tamil Brahmi inscription dating back to first century AD. The inscription is written in three lines in this cavern.

The Inscription

1.      Palli Seivithaan

2.      Kadikai (Ko)vin magan

3.      Perunkootran

One can understand from this inscription that Perunkootran, son of Kadikai king had this temple built.

Nilapparai Cave Temple

On the opposite side of Rajaparai, there is a tall rock shaped like a round pedestal. On top of this rock, a rock bed has been carved out, along with an inscription from the first century AD. The name of the person who made the rock suitable for Jain monks has been inscribed on it as follows:

The Inscription

1.      Gunaavin Ilango

2.      Seipitha Pali

From this we are able to learn that Gunaavin Ilango had this temple built.

Rajaparai Cave Art

Few paintings have been discovered by the ‘Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir’ (“All towns are ours, everyone is kin”) group on the Rajaparai hill. Mr.Gandhirajan and Mr.Balabharathi, researchers who research and document cave art have confirmed that these paintings are from the Great Stone Age and is a new discovery.

References

Jainism in South India – Puthiya Thinnai


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