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Sittanavasal

Sittanavasal is a village in Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, India, known for its rock-cut Jain cave temple, the Arivar Koil. The cave holds some of the finest surviving early Indian murals, painted in the 9th century under the Pandyas, showing a lotus pond with fish, birds, animals and figures. Nearby are Jain stone beds with Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions from the early centuries BCE.

Sittanavasal
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Pudukkottai State

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sittanavasal. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sittanavasal
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