9th Century Jain Temple Used as Cattle Stall
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Published: Saturday, 06 September 2014 13:10
BELLARY, September 6, 2014: A 9th century historic Jain temple located in Kogali village of Hagaribommanahalli taluk has turned into a ‘cattle stall’ and a storage room. The temple is in a state of utter neglect. Once considered a Jain centre during the Ganga dynasty, the 1,200-year-old temple is now in ruins.
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14 Jain rock beds found atop hill near Vellore
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Published: Tuesday, 22 July 2014 13:10
CHENNAI, July 22, 2014: Fourteen Jain rock beds dating back to the 5th century AD have been excavated inside three caverns on top of a hill in Vellore district.
The beds were found on the Bhairavamalai in Latheri on the Vellore-Gudiyattam road when Jeeva Kumar, a Jain priest, was on a study tour in search of abandoned and neglected Jain sites in Tamil Nadu.
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