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Thiruparthikundram, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu · 12.8303°, 79.6808°
A Digambara Jain temple at Thiruparthikundram near Kanchipuram, built in the reign of the Pallava king Narasimhavarman II and enlarged under the medieval Cholas and the Vijayanagara rulers. Its three parallel sanctums, entered through a three-tiered gopuram, centre on an image of Mahavira.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Local tradition credits its building to a Pallava follower of the sages Vamana and Mallisena, while another account attributes it to King Simhavishnu.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pallava
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