Ellangadu Village
Neminātha Temple
The Neminātha Temple in Ellangadu combines two closed halls and a very large semi-open maṇḍapa, proceeded by a wide porch. The long side walls of the semi-open maṇḍapa are adorned with beautiful cosmological paintings. Although the temple complex at Ellangadu is called the Neminātha Temple, the main icon (mūla-nāyaka) today is an icon of Ādinātha. Such changes in association are not uncommon in connection with Jaina temples.
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View towards the temple from the southeast
© Julia A.B. Hegewald
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Ceiling painting displaying a samavasaraṇa
© Julia A.B. Hegewald
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View towards the shrine
© Julia A.B. Hegewald