Chitharal Jain Monuments and Bhagavati Temple
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Not to be confused with Chitral, a city, district or former princely state in Pakistan.
The Chitharal Jain Monuments and Bhagavati Temple, also known as Chitharal Malai Kovil (literally "Temple on the Hill"), Chitaral Cave Temple or Bhagavati Temple, are located near Chitharal village in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India. They consist of stone beds with inscriptions, and two monuments – one rock cut Jain temple with outer wall reliefs and one Hindu goddess temple next to it that is a combination of rock-cut and stone that was added during the reign of Vikramaditya Varaguna Pandya. The monuments are from the 9th century CE.[1][2]
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Chitharal Jain Temple and Bhagavati Temple | |
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Chitharal Malai Kovil | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Jainism |
Deity | Tirthankaras and Bhagavati |
Location | |
Location | Chitharal, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu |
Geographic coordinates | 8°19′57.1″N 77°14′18.2″E |
Architecture | |
Date established | 9th–century CE[1][2] |
Temple(s) | 2 (Jain, Hindu) |
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