DRAVIDIANS WERE ORIGINALLY JAINS/FOLLOWERS OF SHRAMAN CULTURE
Bharat Chakravarti

Vedic Brahmins arrived in Kerala only in 700-800 AD, along the west coast (Tulu-nadu). Scholars like Guru Prabhakara and Shankaracharya (788-820 AD) reinforced their supremacy. This led to the promotion of Vaishnavism by Kulashekaras Kings of the Second Chera Empire. Aryanization period of Kerala started when Vaishnavism and Saivism were active and aggressive in 700-800AD. Jainism seems to have completely disappeared from Kerala by the sixteenth century; the foreign visitors from Europe do not mention the Jains at all. One lasting contribution of Jainism to Kerala, according to Wi'lliam Logan, is that the architecture of the Hindu temples and the Muslim mosques of North Malabar was influenced by the architecture of the Jain temples--- By Dr. Zacharias Thundy, Northern Michigan University. First Jain Tirthankars ( Rishabhnath/ Adinath ) daughters name was Brahmi . Brahmi script was dedicated To Brahmi Daughter of this Tirthankar which can be confirmed by Acheological Department also. Tamil Language eveloved from Brahmi script universal Known Fact.

Jain monuments in Nasiyanoor, Chinapuram & Thingaloor area. Infact Jaina Puram has become China Puram & Chandra Puri has become Thingal Oor! The practice early was what ever be the religion of the king was the religion of people. Except intellectuals & educated what the ordinary people could have understood about a religion? In fact more that 80% of the people were illiterates in that era. But they folowed Jainism truly & when their kings became the stooges of brahmins, they had no other options other than to return to the meat eating, caste ridden, filthy Hinduism also due to threat of survival & those who didn't compromised where either killed or turned to Dalits. Brahmins were real frauds who converted all the dravids from Jainism to Dalitism. To read click here...... 

No wonder why all dravids still hate brahmins unknowingly. Even today brahmins don't allow these dravids in their own temples which were converted by shankaracharya by killing 8000 jain monks in Madurai. NO wonder all the south indian temples are still covered with full jewellery and artificial hands, legs, eyes and namam to hide the real identity of jain gods. Thirupati Balaji is nothing but a thirthankar idol which were renamed rechristened as lord venkateshwara(which lacks any history-- & possess avatar- fraud identity only). Also most of temples in Kanchipuram suffered by brahaminism. Same goes with Kerala. Even today some of deities in kanchipuram can be found with thirthankar symbol on their head which is either scratched off or embedded with namam to cover the identity. Possibly the entire Kumarikandam perished due to Tsunami by 2000 B.C had a fine Shramana Dravidian Tamil culture. Paahruli aaru, kumari aaru, kumarimalai, kabadapuram, Then madurai etc., were all vanished due to Kadarkol(Tsunami) by 2000 B.C. Nearly 8000 jain monks were grilled to death in madurai by Shankaracharya during 8th century a.d. Even today you can find lot of remains of jainism around madurai dated back to 3rd century b.c. in yannamalai, samanarmalai, kazhagumalai and nearly 55 sites listed by archaeology dept.

Buddhism entered south India due to King Ashoka who was a jain follower (Grandson Chandragupta Maurya ) who later converted to Buddhism after his massive war with Kalinga. Jainism & Buddhism enjoyed cordial relations & unitedly gifted Southindia educating them in each & every manner. Brahmins (ARYANS) were indulged in identity theft (avatarism) and converted many budhist and jain temples to hindu temples with avatar and id theft and all dravid budhist and dravid jains since 8th century A.D. were made dalits. There is nothing called religion Hindu. Todays Tamil is product of budhist and jain/ Shraman culture, not the Hindu culture.

Being a non-violent community the Jains have ever gone on looking to the ruling class, for the smooth sail of and non-interference in their trade and commerce and in safeguarding their religious place or places of pilgrimage and making journeys to them fearlessly. Jaiselmer & Lodrava in Rajasthan are biggest Example for this. For Jaiselmer heritage , Trade & architecture is 100% Gift of Jains namely Sheth Bafna Brothers known as Patwa Brothers & For Jodhpur Kingdom Tejraji Sagarmalji KankuChopra (Chimnatilok chopra & fly) & familyfrom Sanderao in Rajasthan who where given Title of Dedavat/ sheth shri by Jodhpur Rathod dynasty,used to finance King for same cause. As per new research topics in some U.S. universities the present Tamil History is complete mutilation Even Thiruvalluvar is undoubtedly proclaimed as Jain saint by Some Western Scholars and Some institutes of jainology.

EARLY JAINS VESTIGES IN TAMIL NADU
Dr. A. Ekambaranathan, Dept. of Ancient History & Archaelogy, University of Madras
"The earliest extant religious vestiges in Tamil Nadu are the natural caverns which once served as the abodes of Jaina monks, found in some of the hills in Tirunelveli, Madurai, Pudukottai, Periyar, Trichy, South Arcot and North Arcot districts. Such abodes numbering to more than one hundred have been brought to light so far, thanks to the assiduous efforts of the archaeologists over the last five decades. These caves which are found amidst picturesque surroundings had been resorted by mendicants who resolved to spend their lives in splendid isolation, engaging themselves in contemplation and religious pursuits. The early Jains caves in Tamil Nadu are important for several reasons. They represent the earliiest lithic monuments in this region; the caves generally contain the earliest epigraphic records in brahmi characters paleographically assigned to a period from 2nd century BC to 3rd or 4th century AD and above all, they provide authentic evidence of the early spread of Jainism in Tamilnadu (R. Champaka lakshmi, "Monuments and Sculptures 300 BC to 300 AD - South India" Jaina Art and Architecture, vol I. p.93)

Salient features of the caves
The salient features of the early resorts of the wind clad recluses may be summarised as follows. The natural caverns were made suitable for habitation by cutting stone beds in them. The beds were chiselled smooth with one side raised a little to serve as pillows. The over hanging rock was cut in the form of drip-ledge so as to prevent rain water flowing into the cave shelters. Sometimes, the caverns were provided with structural additions infront in the form of thatched roofs supported by wooden poles. This is evident from a number of holes cut into the open rock surfaces infront of the caves. It deserves special mention that these "holy residences" were mostly located near springs of water which catered to the basic needs of the ascetics.

Distribution of Jaina Caves
The early Jaina caves are found in almost all the districts, but the majority is reported from Madurai. There are about twentysix caves with not less than one hundred and forty stone beds in places like Anaimalai, Alagarmalai, Arittapatti, Tiruparankundram, Muttupatti, Vikramangalam, Karungalakkudi, Kilavalau, Kongarpuliyankulam, Mankulam, Tiruvatavur and Varichiyur - all situated within a radius of 20 miles from Madurai town. The brahmi records inscribed on these early monuments, generally, assigned to the 2nd - 1st centuries BC., refer to the names of the resident monks as well as the laity who caused stone beds to be cut.

Trichy district comes next in the order and is represented by three pallis (Jain temples) at Pugalur, Sivayam and Trichy rock fort. Similarly, South Arcot also has three caves at Jambai, Paraiyanpattu and Tirunatharkunru, but they are slightly later in date. Kurralam and Marukaltalai are the two early Jaina centres with cave beds and brahmi records in the Tirunelveli district. Pudukottai, Pasumpon, Periyar and North Arcot districts are represented by one each containing interesting lithic records.

Apart from these, there are about 30 more natural caverns with a series of stone beds in Pudukottai, Sittanna Vasal, South Arcot and North Arcot districts. But they do not posses early brahmi inscriptions. Their conspicuous absence renders the difficulty of assigning these caves to an early period. Thus, the period of the foundation remains a mystery unsolved. The available sculptural and epigraphic evidence from the aforesaid centres belong to the 8th and 9th centuries AD. and they need not be co-eval with the early stone beds. Perhaps, the sculptures representing Tirthankaras, Yakshas and Yakshis were added in the already existing Jaina foundation."

Here are pictures of Jain Tirupati and some other Jain gods which were tampered. Lord Venkateshwara is no such god and there is no historical evidence of this name. It is just a avatar handle (like internet > handle), fake identity theft penetrated by fraud brahmins. Vedic Brahmins arrived in Kerala only in 700-800 AD, along the west coast (Tulu-nadu). Scholars like Guru Prabhakara and Shankaracharya (788-820 AD) reinforced their supremacy. This led to the promotion of Vaishnavism by Kulashekaras Kings of the Second Chera Empire. Aryanization period of Kerala started when Vaishnavism and Saivism were active and aggressive in 700-800AD. Jainism seems to have completely disappeared from Kerala by the sixteenth century; the foreign visitors from Europe do not mention the Jains at all. One lasting contribution of Jainism to Kerala, according to Wi'lliam Logan, is that the architecture of the Hindu temples and the Muslim mosques of North Malabar was influenced by the architecture of the Jain temples--- By Dr. Zacharias Thundy, Northern, Michigan University.

First Jain Tirthankars ( Rishabhnath/ Adinath) daughters name was Brahmi. Brahmi script was dedicated to Brahmi Daughter of this Tirthankar which can be confirmed by Acheological Department also. Tamil Language eveloved from Brahmi script universal Known Fact. Jain monuments in Nasiyanoor, Chinapuram & Thingaloor area .Infact, Jaina Puram has become China Puram & Chandra Puri has become Thingal Oor! The practice early was what ever be the religion of the king was the religion of people. Except intellectuals & educated what the ordinary people could have understood about a religion? In fact more that 80% of the people were illiterates in that era. But they followed Jainism truly & when their kings became the stooges of brahmins, they had no other options other than to return to the meat eating, caste ridden, filthy Hinduism also due to threat of survival & those who didn't compromised where either killed or turned to Dalits.

Brahmins were real frauds who converted all the dravids from Jainism to Dalitism. No wonder why all dravids still hate Brahmins unknowingly. Even today brahmins don't allow these dravids in their own temples which were converted by shankaracharya by killing 8000 jain monks in Madurai. No wonder all the south indian temples are still covered with full jewellery and artificial hands, legs, eyes and namam to hide the real identity of jain gods. Thirupati Balaji is nothing but a thirthankar idol which were renamed rechristened as lord venkateshwara(which lacks any history-- & possess avatar- fraud identity only). Also most of temples in Kanchipuram suffered by brahaminism. Same goes with Kerala. Even today some of deities in kanchipuram can be found with thirthankar symbol on their head which is either scratched off or embedded with namam to cover the identity. Possibly the entire Kumarikandam perished due to Tsunami by 2000 B.C. had a fine Shramana Dravidian Tamil culture. Paahruli aaru, kumari aaru, kumarimalai, kabadapuram, Then madurai etc., were all vanished due to Kadarkol(Tsunami) by 2000 B.C. Nearly 8000 jain monks were grilled to death in madurai by Shankaracharya during 8th century a.d. Even today you can find lot of remains of jainism around madurai dated back to 3rd century b.c. in yannamalai, samanarmalai, kazhagumalai and nearly 55 sites listed by archaeology dept.

Buddhism entered south India due to King Ashoka who was a jain follower (Grandson Chandragupta Maurya ) who later converted to Buddhism after his massive war with Kalinga. Jainism & Buddhism enjoyed cordial relations & unitedly gifted Southindia educating them in each & every manner. Brahmins(ARYANS) were indulged in identity theft (avatarism) and converted many budhist and jain temples to hindu temples with avatar and id theft and all dravid budhist and dravid jains since 8th century A.D. were made dalits. There is nothing called religion Hindu. Todays Tamil is product of budhist and jain/Shraman culture, not the Hindu culture.

Being a non-violent community, the Jains have never gone on looking to the ruling class, for the smooth sail of and non-interference in their trade and commerce and in safeguarding their religious place or places of pilgrimage and making journeys to them fearlessly. Jaiselmer & Lodrava in Rajasthan are the biggest examples for this. For Jaiselmer heritage, Trade & architecture is 100% gift of Jains namely, Sheth Bafna Brothers known as Patwa Brothers and for Jodhpur kingdom, Tejraji Sagarmalji Kanku Chopra (Chimnatilok)