Kalugumalai Jain Beds, Rock-cut Jain temple in Kalugumalai, India.
The Kalugumalai Jain Beds contain 150 carved niches featuring detailed sculptures of Gomateshwara, Parshvanatha, and other Tirthankaras in the natural rock formation.
The temple complex dates from 768 to 800 CE during the reign of Pandyan king Parantaka Nedunjadaiya, marking one of South India's earliest Jain establishments.
The site houses 98 inscriptions documenting donations and mendicant names, with 21 records specifically mentioning female religious practitioners in the Jain tradition.
The Department of Archaeology of Tamil Nadu maintains this protected monument, which received infrastructure improvements in 2008 to accommodate increasing visitor numbers.
Local records suggest the location initially served as a Buddhist site before transforming into a Jain center, with evidence indicating a women's university on nearby Thirusaaranath hillock.
Location: Kalugumalai
GPS coordinates: 9.15056,77.70417
Latest update: May 12, 2025 09:56
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