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Trilokyanatha Temple

Pallava Digambara Jain temple, 8th century

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Trilokyanatha Temple, also called Thirupparuthikundram Jain temple or Jeenaswamy Trilokyanathar temple, is an 8th-century Digambara Jain temple in Thiruparthikundram, in northeast Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, India. The suburb and the area around this temple is also called Jain Kanchi. The stone temple is dedicated to the Jain Tirthankaras, but is notable for integrating Hindu deities with Jain deities within the premises of the temple, particularly as Ksetrapalas. Constructed in Dravidian architecture, the temple was built during the reign of Narasimhavarman II of the Pallava dynasty. The temple was expanded by the Jain community with financial support of Medieval Cholas, later Pallavas and Vijayanagar kings. The temple is administered by Department of Archaeology of the Government of Tamil Nadu as a protected monument, while it is maintained by hereditary trustees.

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Narasimhavarman II inscription

700–728 CE

Original construction

c. 800 AD

Chola inscriptions — Rajendra Chola I

1054–1063 CE

Chola inscriptions — Kulothunga Chola I

1070–1120 CE

Chola inscriptions — Vikrama Chola

1118–1135 CE

Tower construction (tradition)

1199

Walls construction (tradition)

13th century

Sangeetha Mandapa built

1387

Adinatha image preservation

16th century

Krishnadevaraya repainting

1509–1529 CE

Administrative change

1991

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12.83° N, 79.68° E