Sri Parshvanathar Temple/ Sri Parswanath Digamber Jain Temple, ஶ்ரீ பார்ஸ்வநாத் திகம்பர் ஜெயின் கோயில், அனுமந்தக்குடி/ Anumandhakudi, Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Sri Parshvanathar Temple at Anumandhakudi was part of the “Sivaganga and Pudukkottai Temples and Heritage Sites Visit” on 2^nd and 3^rd September 2026. This temple is on the banks of the River Pambar.

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இராகம்: லலிதா               தாளம்: மிஸ்ரம் ஏகம்

பாலர்முதி யோரெனவே ஆனபல நாள்களெலாம்
        பாழ்படவே போக விட்டாய்
மூலமுறு வினையடர மூண்டுவரு பிணிபடர
        மூலையினில் போய மர்ந்தாய்
ஏலமிகு வார்குழலின் ஏந்திழையர் மோகமற
        ஏத்துமனு மந்த குடியின்
மரலமரும் பார்ஸ்வனெனும் மாளவநா தப்ரபுவின்
        மாபதமே மன்னு மனமே! 

…. புலவர் தோ ஜம்புகுமாரன்.

Moolavar: Sri Parshvanathar

Some of the salient features of this temple are….

The temple faces east. New and old balipeedams and Sri Maha Sathaya are in front of the sanctum sanctorum. Ashtadik palakas are around the balipeedam. In the sanctum sanctorum, Parshvanathar sits under the canopy of 5 hooded snakes. Samaratharis are on both sides. A mukkudai is shown on top. A Tirthankar's image is also in the ardha mandapam. Maha Sathaya’s sannidhi is at the entrance after the balipeedam. A small image with folded hands is on the door jamb.

Dharma Devi is in a separate sannidhi and faces South. Dharma Devi is in a standing posture.

In the praharam, Jwalamalini sannidhi, without an image, faces east. Vinayagar, with two Nagars and two images, stands in the praharam but cannot be identified.

Sri Parshvanathar

Tirthankar

Dharma Devi

Jwalamalini 

Sri Maha Sathaya

ARCHITECTURE

The original temple was reconstructed in recent years. The temple was constructed with stone from adhistanam to prastaram. The prastaram consists of valapi and kapotam with nasi kudus. The eka tala nagara vimanam over the bhumi desam was constructed with brick. Maha nasis are on the cardinal directions on the sigaram.

HISTORY AND INSCRIPTIONS

It is said that the Parshvanath image belongs to the 10^th to 11^th Century. The original temple was reconstructed in recent years.

The fragmentary inscriptions on some stones lying in front of the Māļavanatha (Jain) temple, dated  Saka 1455, Pūrattādi 20,  mention the village Jinendramangalam alias Kuru-vadimidi......in Muttürru-kūrram and the god Arha-Paramēśvara Māļuvanāyakar, and record some gifts (of land and money) to the temple. Two other pieces mention a kāvar-chuvandiram. 

Reference

Annual report on South Indian Inscriptions, Year 1907.

South Indian Inscriptions Volume - 23

LEGENDS

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Oru kala pooja is conducted, and special poojas are conducted on all the Jain festivals like Paryushana / Daslakshan, Mahavir Jayanti, Diwali (Mahavira Nirvan Diwas), Akshaya Tritiya / Varshitapa, Jnana Panchami, etc.

TEMPLE TIMINGS

The temple will remain open throughout the day, as Vathiyar resides near the Jinalaya.

CONTACT DETAILS

There are three persons looking after the temple, and one is Mr Jaganathan +91 94885 39809, who may be contacted.

The functioning of this temple is done through Thanjavur Jains.

HOW TO REACH

The Jain temple is about 1 km from the village Anumandhagudi, 8 km from Devakottai, 18 km from Devakottai Railway Station, and 51 km from Sivaganga.

The nearest Railway Station is Devakottai.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

 

Donor

Unidentified images

Images around the balipeedam

Images around the balipeedam

Images around the balipeedam

Images around the balipeedam

 Balipeedams old and new

 Vinayagar Sannidhi

--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---