Mahavira Tirthankara, installation at Vayalakkavoor, Thirumukkudal and Tirthankara at Angambakkam near Walajabad, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu.

02, December 2018.

This Mahavira Tirthankara  a loose sculpture  was unearthed in the Cheyyar river bed at Vayalakkavoor Village under Uthiramerur Panchayat Union, about two years back was kept under a lemon tree. The locals  worshiped this Mahavir sculpture as Buddha. It was told that for getting rain they used to do abhishek with water. This sculptures was identified as Tirthankara by Mr Jeevakumar, who  dedicated  most part of his spare time in identifying such sculptures on the banks of river Cheyyar.

A small jinalaya was built with stone  through the donation received from Mr Amit Jain, who worked previously at Chennai and now at Bengaluru. A simple consecration  function was organised  by the Ahimsa Walk Group on 2^nd December 2018, in which, Sri Lakshmi Sena Bhattaraka Bhattacharya Swamiji  of Mel Sithamur declared open the inscription. The Abhishekam and Aarathi was also performed by the devotees. Sri 108 KKSD Jain Trust, Children of Ponnur performed the band musical concert. A land measuring 100 sqft was donated by the Villager Mr Sundaram for the construction of this stone Jinalaya.

About Mahavira Tirthankara ... The  top portion of the sculpture was found in broken. The whisk bearer on the left alone is visible. Jwala Prabai can be seen on the back of Tirthankara's head. Tirthankara image was reworked with symbol lion. It was told that the Tirthankara may belongs to 10^th to 11^th Century AD.

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Swamiji addresses  the gathering

Music Band by Sri 108 KKSD Jain Trust, Children of Ponnur 

TIRTHANKARA OF ANGAMBAKKAM
On the way to Chennai had been to Angambakkam, on the banks of river Palar. A loose Tirthankara sculpture was  kept in an Anjaneyar Temple. The Tirthankara is sitting on a Simhasanam. Whisk bearers are shown near the head. The prabhai and ashoka leaves are also shown.  Previously this sculptures was under a peepal tree. The sculptures was broken in two pieces due to fall of a branch of the tree, the same was reworked. Now the Tirthankara is waiting  a for a shelter.

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