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			{{short description\|Jain matha in Tiruvannaamalai, Tamil Nadu, India}}
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	'''Arahanthgiri Jain Math''' is a [[Jain Matha]] ~~that~~ established near [[Tirumalai (Jain complex)\|Tirumalai]] in August, 1998.<ref>{{cite web		'''Arahanthgiri Jain Math''' is a [[Jain Matha]] established near [[Tirumalai (Jain complex)\|Tirumalai]] in August 1998.<ref>{{cite web
	\|url=http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/index.php/donations/to-jain-tirths/111-arihantagiri-tirumalai		\|url=http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/index.php/donations/to-jain-tirths/111-arihantagiri-tirumalai
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	\|archivedate=7 November 2012		\|archivedate=7 November 2012
	}}</ref> The Math is headed by [[Bhattaraka Dhavalakeerthi]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/02/stories/2004050200890300.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040911181610/http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/02/stories/2004050200890300.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2004-09-11 \|title=Karnataka / Shimoga News : 'Society should pay obeisance to guru peethas' \|date=2004-05-02 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|accessdate=2012-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/content/Apr122008/district2008041162196.asp \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708210444/http://archive.deccanherald.com/content/Apr122008/district2008041162196.asp \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-07-08 \|title=Deccan Herald - Bimba shuddhi begins \|publisher=Archive.deccanherald.com \|accessdate=2012-05-26 }}</ref>		}}</ref> The Math is headed by Bhattaraka Dhavalakeerthi.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/02/stories/2004050200890300.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040911181610/http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/02/stories/2004050200890300.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2004-09-11 \|title=Karnataka / Shimoga News : 'Society should pay obeisance to guru peethas' \|date=2004-05-02 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|accessdate=2012-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/content/Apr122008/district2008041162196.asp \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708210444/http://archive.deccanherald.com/content/Apr122008/district2008041162196.asp \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-07-08 \|title=Deccan Herald - Bimba shuddhi begins \|publisher=Archive.deccanherald.com \|accessdate=2012-05-26 }}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	History of Arahanthgiri Jain Math starts from the period of 322–185 BCE as the Last ~~‘Shrutkevali’~~ Bhadrabahu ~~expected to stay at this place. He~~ stayed ~~at this place~~ to practice meditation and ~~“Swadhyaya”~~ along with 8000 other saints. The Village Thirumalai where this Jain Math is located is also known as Arhatsugiri or Arihantgiri.<ref>http://www.yatrastotemples.com/arahanthgiri-jain-math-in-thirumalai/</ref>		History of Arahanthgiri Jain Math starts from the period of 322–185 BCE as the Last 'Shrutkevali' Bhadrabahu stayed there to practice meditation and "Swadhyaya" along with 8000 other [[Jain saint\|saints]]. The Village Thirumalai where this Jain Math is located is also known as Arhatsugiri or Arihantgiri.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.yatrastotemples.com/arahanthgiri-jain-math-in-thirumalai/ \|title=Arahanthgiri Jain Math in Thirumalai - Yatrastotemples.com \|website=www.yatrastotemples.com \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611021210/http://www.yatrastotemples.com/arahanthgiri-jain-math-in-thirumalai \|archive-date=2015-06-11}} </ref>
	This more than 2,000 ~~years~~ old temple is near Tirumala. The complex is now managed by [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref>https://richardarunachala.wordpress.com/2014/09/30/ancient-jain-temple-complex-near-tiruvannamalai/</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.exploremytrip.com/location-details/info/MTk2NjE/Arihant-Giri-Digambar-Jain-Temple \|title=~~Archived copy~~ \|access-date=15 November 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116015812/http://www.exploremytrip.com/location-details/info/MTk2NjE/Arihant-Giri-Digambar-Jain-Temple \|archive-date=16 November 2016 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		This more than 2,000-year-old temple is near Tirumala. The complex is now managed by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://richardarunachala.wordpress.com/2014/09/30/ancient-jain-temple-complex-near-tiruvannamalai/\|title=Ancient Jain Temple Complex near Tiruvannamalai\|date=30 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.exploremytrip.com/location-details/info/MTk2NjE/Arihant-Giri-Digambar-Jain-Temple \|title=Arihant Giri Digambar Jain Temple (Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India) \|website=Explore My Trip \|access-date=15 November 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116015812/http://www.exploremytrip.com/location-details/info/MTk2NjE/Arihant-Giri-Digambar-Jain-Temple \|archive-date=16 November 2016 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	==Main ~~Temple~~==		==Main temple==
	~~We can find the~~ 16 meter Neminath Idol on the top of the hill ~~having~~ 140 steps ~~at this location~~. This idol is believed to be dated ~~as old as~~ 12th century. A very famous south Indian movie has been shot around the theme of Neminatha. ~~We can see~~ various ~~ancient~~ caves ~~existing~~ in this Jain Math ~~along with 16 meter idol of Neminath~~ and hundreds of ~~Religious~~ books.		The 16-meter Neminath Idol is on the top of the hill, which has 140 steps. This idol is believed to dated from the 12th century. A very famous south Indian movie has been shot around the theme of Neminatha. There are various caves in this Jain Math, and it has hundreds of religious books.

	==See also==		==See also==
			{{Portal\|Religion}}
	*[[Tirumalai (Jain complex)]]		*[[Tirumalai (Jain complex)]]
	*[[Tamil Jain]]		*[[Tamil Jain]]

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	==See also==		==See also==
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	*[[Tirumalai (Jain complex)]]		*[[Tirumalai (Jain complex)]]
	*[[Tamil Jain]]		*[[Tamil Jain]]

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	}}</ref> The Math is headed by [[Bhattaraka Dhavalakeerthi]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/02/stories/2004050200890300.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040911181610/http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/02/stories/2004050200890300.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2004-09-11 \|title=Karnataka / Shimoga News : `Society should pay obeisance to guru peethas' \|date=2004-05-02 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|accessdate=2012-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/content/Apr122008/district2008041162196.asp \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708210444/http://archive.deccanherald.com/content/Apr122008/district2008041162196.asp \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-07-08 \|title=Deccan Herald - Bimba shuddhi begins \|publisher=Archive.deccanherald.com \|accessdate=2012-05-26 }}</ref>		}}</ref> The Math is headed by [[Bhattaraka Dhavalakeerthi]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/02/stories/2004050200890300.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040911181610/http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/02/stories/2004050200890300.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2004-09-11 \|title=Karnataka / Shimoga News : 'Society should pay obeisance to guru peethas' \|date=2004-05-02 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|accessdate=2012-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/content/Apr122008/district2008041162196.asp \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708210444/http://archive.deccanherald.com/content/Apr122008/district2008041162196.asp \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2012-07-08 \|title=Deccan Herald - Bimba shuddhi begins \|publisher=Archive.deccanherald.com \|accessdate=2012-05-26 }}</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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{{Infobox religious building
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| image = Upper Temple Complex at Tirumalai.jpg
| image_size = 300px
| alt = Upper Temple Complex at [[Tirumalai (Jain complex)|Tirumalai]]
| caption = Upper Temple Complex at [[Tirumalai (Jain complex)|Tirumalai]]
| map_type =
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| map_alt = Arahanthgiri Jain Math
| map_caption = Location within Tamil
| coordinates = {{coord|12.22|79.07|display=inline,title}}
| location = [[Tiruvannaamalai]], [[Tiruvannamalai district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| deity = [[Neminatha]]
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]
| temple_quantity = 4
| established = 322–185 BCE
| bhattaraka = Swasti Shri Dhavalakeerthi Swami
| governing_body = Acharya Shri Akalanka Educational Trust
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{{Jainism}}
'''Arahanthgiri Jain Math''' is a [[Jain Matha]] that established near [[Tirumalai (Jain complex)|Tirumalai]] in August, 1998.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/index.php/donations/to-jain-tirths/111-arihantagiri-tirumalai
|title=Arihantagiri - Tirumalai
|accessdate=April 10, 2012
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107091818/http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/index.php/donations/to-jain-tirths/111-arihantagiri-tirumalai
|archivedate=7 November 2012
}}</ref> The Math is headed by [[Bhattaraka Dhavalakeerthi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/02/stories/2004050200890300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040911181610/http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/02/stories/2004050200890300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-09-11 |title=Karnataka / Shimoga News : `Society should pay obeisance to guru peethas' |date=2004-05-02 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2012-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/content/Apr122008/district2008041162196.asp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708210444/http://archive.deccanherald.com/content/Apr122008/district2008041162196.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-08 |title=Deccan Herald - Bimba shuddhi begins |publisher=Archive.deccanherald.com |accessdate=2012-05-26 }}</ref>

==History==
History of Arahanthgiri Jain Math starts from the period of 322–185 BCE as the Last ‘Shrutkevali’ Bhadrabahu expected to stay at this place. He stayed at this place to practice meditation and “Swadhyaya” along with 8000 other saints. The Village Thirumalai where this Jain Math is located is also known as Arhatsugiri or Arihantgiri.<ref>http://www.yatrastotemples.com/arahanthgiri-jain-math-in-thirumalai/</ref>
This more than 2,000 years old temple is near Tirumala. The complex is now managed by [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<ref>https://richardarunachala.wordpress.com/2014/09/30/ancient-jain-temple-complex-near-tiruvannamalai/</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.exploremytrip.com/location-details/info/MTk2NjE/Arihant-Giri-Digambar-Jain-Temple |title=Archived copy |access-date=15 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116015812/http://www.exploremytrip.com/location-details/info/MTk2NjE/Arihant-Giri-Digambar-Jain-Temple |archive-date=16 November 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Main Temple==
We can find the 16 meter Neminath Idol on the top of the hill having 140 steps at this location. This idol is believed to be dated as old as 12th century. A very famous south Indian movie has been shot around the theme of Neminatha. We can see various ancient caves existing in this Jain Math along with 16 meter idol of Neminath and hundreds of Religious books.

==See also==
{{Portal|Religion}}
*[[Tirumalai (Jain complex)]]
*[[Tamil Jain]]
*[[Bhattaraka Dhavalakeerthi]]
*[[List of Jain temples]]
*[[Laxmisena]]
*[[Mel Sithamur Jain Math]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://picasaweb.google.com/106883718971909092529/20110601PolurToTirumalaiMorningTrip#slideshow/5613417476346522706 Photographs of Tirumalai] taken 2011-06-01.

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{{Tiruvannamalai district}}

[[Category:Jain temples in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Tiruvannamalai district]]
[[Category:4th-century BC Jain temples]]

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