Jingiri Teerth

This pilgrimage centre is situated on a hill near Thirunarunkonde village. This place is twenty km.  away from Ulundurpet in South Arcot district. In this temple, grand statues of Tirthankara Parsvanatha and Candraprabhu are installed. There are three beautiful towers in this temple, which are the beautiful specimens of chola architecture.

Here we find caves and stone beds where the Jain Saints had stayed and done penances. These are as old as the 3rd to 5th centuries A.D. From the inscriptions it is found the the successors of Rajaraja Chola I, Rajendra Chola I, Kulottungachola I, Pandyas and Vijaynagar Kings had helped in the development of this area. Princess Kundave, the sister of  a Chola king, built a water tank here which is still in existence. On the towers, there are many images of gods and goddesses which are very attractive.

This pilgrim centre was a famous abode many saints. The popular acarya Gunabhadra made this place his abode. His disciple Sri Mandalapurush wrote the Tamil Nigadu "Chudamani" here.

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