Description Keelavalavu

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kizhavalavu jain sculptures



panchapandavar beds


keelavalavu located in melur taluk of madurai district. located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) melur. in 2011 census of india, had population of 5686, of 2847 males , 2839 females. village rich in granite , 1 of hubs illegal quarrying in district.


panchapandavar malai

panchapandavar malai (hill of 5 pandavas) located in village on melur – tiruppattur road. hillock contains caves converted adobe jain monks lived here when religion flourished in ancient tamil country. hillock 1 of national monuments declared archaeological survey of india.


the cave contains 9 jain sculptures belonging 9th , 10th century ad, including sculptures of mahavira, last thirthankara , bahubali. contains tamil-brahmi , vatteluttu inscriptions. tamil-brahmi inscriptions in cave discovered venkoba rao in 1903. inscriptions engraved right left , upside-down. kind of inscription found here , in kundrakudi hill. there stone beds in caves used jain monks rest. inscription in cave mentions these stone beds sculptured person thondi.








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