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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Jain temples in the state of Tamil Nadu}}<br />
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| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]] <br />
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| alt = Vijayamangalam Jain temple<br />
| caption = Vijayamangalam Jain temple<br />
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| map_caption = Location within Tamil Nadu<br />
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| location = [[Erode district|Erode]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]<br />
| deity = [[Chandraprabha]]<br />
| established = 678 C.E.<br />
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| creator = King Konguvelir<br />
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'''Vijayamangalam Jain temple''' is a [[Jain]] [[Jain temple|temple]] in the town of [[Vijayamangalam]] in [[Erode district]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<br />
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== About temple ==<br />
Vijayamangalam was historically part of [[Kongu Nadu]]. This town was an ancient settlement of Jains.{{sfn|Sundaram|2015}} Vijayamangalam Jain temple was built in {{circa|678 C.E.}} by King Konguvelir.{{sfn|Krishnamachari|2017}}{{sfn|District details}} This temple is dedicated to [[Chandraprabha]], the eighth Jain [[Tirthankara]].{{sfn|Umamaheshwari|2018|p=308}} There is an inscription inside the temple that talks of the beauty of Perunkathai.{{sfn|Krishnamachari|2017}} Many Jain idols dating back to uncertain times having reported in Vijayamangalam.{{sfn|Subramanian|2002|p=37}} The temple is maintained and protected by the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].{{sfn|ASI}}<br />
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== Photo gallery ==<br />
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File:Jain temple, Mettupudur - Rishabhanatha Idol.jpg|[[Rishabhanatha]] idol<br />
File:Jain temple, Mettupudur - Manastambha.jpg|[[Manastambha]]<br />
File:Jain temple, Mettupudur - Inscription.jpg|Inscription<br />
File:Jain temple, Mettupudur - Pillar.jpg|Detailed carvings on pillar<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Trilokyanatha Temple]]<br />
* [[Nannūl]]<br />
* [[Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
=== Citation ===<br />
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=== Sources ===<br />
* {{cite book |last=Umamaheshwari |first=R. |title=Reading History with the Tamil Jainas: A Study on Identity, Memory and Marginalisation | volume=2 | series=Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures |url={{Google books|TRxJDwAAQBAJ|page=308|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} |publisher=[[Springer Nature|Springer]] |date=2018 |isbn=9788132237563 }} <br />
* {{cite book |last=Subramanian |first=K. R. |title=Origin of Saivism and Its History in the Tamil Land |url={{Google books|jHaVqNy-V6UC|page=37|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} |publisher=[[Asian Educational Services]] |date=2002 |isbn=9788120601444 }} <br />
* {{cite news |last=Krishnamachari |first=Suganthy |title=On how Kongu Nadu was a Jain bastion |url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/the-influence-of-jainism-in-kongu-nadu/article19845654.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=12 October 2017 | access-date=25 January 2021 | issn=0971-751X }}<br />
* {{cite news |last=Sundaram |first=B Meenakshi |title=Kottravai, the Tamil Goddess of Victory |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2015/aug/30/Kottravai-the-Tamil-Goddess-of-Victory-806984.html |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=30 August 2015 | access-date=25 January 2021 }}<br />
* {{cite web | title=Erode | url=https://www.tn.gov.in/district_details/564 | work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]] | access-date=25 January 2021 | ref={{sfnref|District details}} }}<br />
* {{cite web | title=List of Monuments and Sites: SALEM SUB-CIRCLE | url=http://www.asichennai.gov.in/salem_sub_circle.html | work=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] | access-date=25 January 2021 | ref={{sfnref|ASI}} }}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{commons category-inline|Jain temple, Mettupudur, Erode}}<br />
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