Tirumalai (Tamil Nadu)
| Tirumalai | |
|---|---|
| |
Peak of Tirumalai | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Jainism |
| Deity | Neminath |
| Festivals | Mahavir Janma Kalyanak |
| Location | |
| Location | Tiruvannaamalai, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu |
| Geographic coordinates | 12°33′24″N 79°12′21″E / 12.556675°N 79.205946°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 9th century CE |
| Temple(s) | 2 |
Tirumalai (lit. "the holy mountain"; also later Arhasugiri, lit. "the excellent mountain of the Arha[t]"; Tamil Engunavirai-Tirumalai, lit. "the holy mountain of the Arhar" is a Jain temple and cave complex dating from at least the 9th century CE that is located northwest of Polur in Tamil Nadu, southeast India. The complex includes three Jain caves, two Jain temples and a 16.25-foot-high (4.95 m) sculpture of Tirthankara Neminatha thought to date from the 12th century CE that is the tallest Jain image in Tamil Nadu. Arahanthgiri Jain Math is also present near Tirumalai complex.