Tirumalai
Also known as: Thirumalai · Tirumalai Jain temple
A hill site with cave shrines, an early temple and a standing Neminatha of about sixteen feet — the tallest Jain image in Tamil Nadu. There are Chola-period paintings on the cave ceilings, which is the part most visitors do not expect.
- Digambar
- Tradition
- Kala kshetra
- Kind of kshetra
- Polur
- Nearest town
- Not listed
- Staying there
Why this place
A hill site with cave shrines, an early temple and a standing Neminatha of about sixteen feet — the tallest Jain image in Tamil Nadu. There are Chola-period paintings on the cave ceilings, which is the part most visitors do not expect.
Associated with
- Neminatha
Getting there
- By rail
- Tiruvannamalai or Vellore.
- By air
- Chennai.
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Community-sourced contacts
From jaintirthkshetra.com, a community directory. These are not published by the trusts themselves, and most are the personal mobiles of named office-bearers rather than office lines — so please confirm before you travel, and be considerate about when you call.
Managing body, as the directory names it
Shri Khetra Arihantgiri Digambar Jain Management Trust.
Directory record: Shri Khstra Arihantgiri Digambar Jain Mandir, Thirumalai Sub-district -Polur, District -Thiruvannmalai (Tamilnadu) Pin - 606 907 · Thiruvannmalai, Tamil Nadu · jaintirthkshetra.com · 2026-08-16
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Sources
Every entry says where its facts came from. Community directories are often the only place a dharamshala or a landline is written down, so we keep them — and label them.
- Archaeological Survey of IndiaGovernment or ASI
- Wikipedia — Tirumalai, Tamil NaduWikipedia