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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Jain temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India}}<br />
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| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]<br />
| image = File:Tanjorejaintempleentrance.jpg<br />
| alt = Adisvaraswamy Jain Temple<br />
| caption = Adisvaraswamy Jain Temple<br />
| location = [[Karanthattankudi]], [[Thanjavur]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]<br />
| deity = [[Rishabhanatha]]<br />
| established = 15th century<br />
| temple_quantity = 8<br />
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'''Adisvaraswamy Jain Temple''' is a [[Jain temple]] dedicated to the deity [[Jain]], located at [[Karanthattankudi]] in [[Thanjavur]] in [[Thanjavur District]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]<br />
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==Other Jain Temples==<br />
This temple is situated at Karanthattankudi (also known as Karunthittaikkudi) near Thanjavur. There are also Jain temples in [[Bhagawan Chandraprabha Jain Temple, Kumbakonam|Kumbakonam]], [[Mallinathaswamy Jain Temple, Mannargudi|Mannargudi]], [[Deepanayakaswamy Jain Temple, Deepankudi|Deepankudi]] and other places in Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tamilvu.org/slet/lB100/lB100pd1.jsp?book_id=216&pno=12|title = Tvu }}</ref><ref>மயிலை சீனி வேங்கடசாமி, சமணமும் தமிழும்,திருநெல்வேலி தென்னிந்திய சைவசித்தாந்த நூற்பதிப்புக்கழகம் லிட், சென்னை, மூன்றாம் பதிப்பு 2000</ref><br />
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==Structure of the temple==<br />
The temple has [[Garbhagriha|sanctum sanctorum]], [[Gopuram|Rajagopura]], artha [[mandapa]], front [[mandapa]] and maha [[mandapa]]. In front of the mandapa flagpost is found. Temple functions are held in front mandapa. On either side of the front mandapa, guardian deities are found on either side. In the four pillars of mahamandapa. [[Tirthankara|Tirttankara]] sculptures are found. The [[Vimana (architectural feature)|vimana]] has two tiers. The shrine of mahasastha is found in the temple.<ref name=thillai>G.Thillai Govindarajan, Jainism in Thanjavur District Tamil Nadu, Nehru Trust for the Indian Collections at the Victoria & Albert Museum, New Delhi, 110 001, May 2010</ref> This temple is said to be of 600 years old and the front mandapa, Jinavani shrine, Sasana deva shrine are of 300 years old. This is the only temple in Tamil Nadu having a separate shrine for Jinavani, with the structures of temple, such as sanctum sanctorum, arthamandapa, front mandapa and [[Prakaram]]. [[Kunthunatha]] sculpture is found here. There are shrines for Brahmadeva, [[Jwalamalini]], Dharmadevi, [[Padmavati (Jainism)|Padmavati]] and [[Navagraha]]. There is a puja mandapam with 16 pillars. The temple also has a nandavana and temple tank.<ref name="st">சமணத் திருத்தலங்கள் (சோழ மண்டலம்), ஆதிபகவன் சமணர் சங்கம், 53/22, ஜவுளிசெட்டித்தெரு, தஞ்சாவூர் 613 009, 2009</ref><br />
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==Presiding deity==<br />
The presiding deity is known as Adisvaraswamy and as Adhinathar.<ref name=thillai/> He is also known as [[Rishabhanatha]], the First [[Tirthankara|Tirttankara]].{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}<br />
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==Festivals==<br />
Festivals are held regularly. During [[Akshaya Tritiya]], the deity goes around the temple. During the first Sundays of Tamil month of Adi Sasanadevi are going around the temple. During Navaratri, on seventh day, float festival is held.<ref name="st"/><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Arihant (Jainism)]]<br />
*[[God in Jainism]]<br />
*[[Jainism and non-creationism]]<br />
*[[Tijara Jain Temple]]<br />
*[[Jainism in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
*[[Tamil Jain]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~pluralsm/affiliates/jainism/ Harvard Pluralism Project: Jainism]<br />
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