A statue of Mahavira worshiped as Gundodi Kali unearthed at siruganur village of sivagangai district , near avudaiyarkoil

A statue of Mahavira worshiped as Gundodi Kali unearthed at siruganur village of sivagangai

district , near avudaiyarkoil According to the information given by Kodikulam engineering

student Abhimanyu and D. Kalathur Peri Muthuthurai ,

the founder of Pudukottai Archeology Research Forum A Manikandan,, President Karu

Rajendran, Vice President Kasturingal, Member Ma. Ilango conducted the field survey. At

that time Mahavira Jain sculpture and Mukudai holy land marking inscription have been

discovered.

Manganur A Manikandan, founder of the Pudukottai Archaeological Research forum said,

about this discovery,

In Sivagangai District, Tirupattur Taluk, Kundadi Kali Thidal of Sirukanur village, the

Mukkudai holy land marking inscription and the sculpture of Mahavir who gave land to the

Jain school have been found. The mukkudai pattern found in the center of the umbrellas is a

sacred symbol of Jainism that represents the three periods of Jainism. On both sides of it,

there is an inscription of a dagger. The mezhi (plow) structure seen on the left side indicates

that the agricultural residents gave land to the Jain school, and the wooden outline of the

fence on the right side can be considered as a symbol used to mark the agricultural land.

Above the Mukudai, the Mangal Medu system is also seen to be deformed in a linear

fashion. Its period can be considered to belong to the 12th century.

10 th century mahaveer

Worshiped as Gundodi Kali, Mahavira sculpture, two and a quarter feet wide and three and a

half feet high, of Mahavira Digambara, the twenty-fourth tirthankara of Jainism,

Varthamanar, with meditation , curly head of hair, open eyes, slightly damaged nose at the

tip, long pierced ears, disfigured lower lip, and enlarged chest. is set up. On the back of the

head is a Prabha ring, on the top is the crown of Chandradittha, Nitta Vinodham, Sakala

Bhasanam, Kungliya tree on both sides of the head, Chittakya and Dikan Matangan are

carved on the sides of the sculpture, Mahavira is seated on Ariyasana with three lion seals.

It is noteworthy that the Rajeshwari family, who have been worshiping traditionally, have

been worshiping as Saivites. It can be considered as a tenth century sculpture by

comparison.

The ceiling of the temple of Avudaiyar koil has centuries-old paintings. Among them, the

scene of the Jain ablution is also depicted. However, no Jain traces were found in the area

of the Audaiyarkoil. In this case, Tirupunavasal temple sanctum sanctorum is carved with a

king and a Saiva monk standing near the Jain ablution sculpture in the southern prasthara

area. This sculpture can be considered to belong to the fourteenth century. A 10th century

sculpture of Mahavira has been discovered 16 km from Pudukottai district border. He said it

would lead to new studies