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High medieval · Jain · India
Mallinathaswamy Jain Temple, Mannargudi
Mannargudi, Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu · 10.6738°, 79.4388°
Mallinatha, the 19th TirthankaraCholaDravidian
Sacred since
1100 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
12th c. (Chola)
Chola
History & significance
One of the best known of the old Jain tirthas of Tamil Nadu, raised at Mannargudi under Chola rule in the 12th century. It has a three-tiered rajagopura, a two-tiered vimana and a mahamandapa built in Maratha style; the present 56 cm image of the presiding Tirthankara was made in 1986.