Ilaiyankudi
Jaina statue
The Hindu temple dedicated to Śiva in Ilaiyankudi has a statue of a Jina sitting in a pavilion displayed close to its entrance. This seems to indicate the annexation of a Jaina temple or at least of a Jaina statue in the past. Today, Śaivas entering the temple honour the converted statue as they do with the neighbouring image of Gaṇeśa.
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Temple compound from the southeast
© Julia A.B. Hegewald
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Seated Jinas along the outer compound wall
© Julia A.B. Hegewald
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Seated Jina
© Julia A.B. Hegewald