Thursday 7 August 2008

Kanyakumari - HILOCK JAIN TEMPLE (VIDEO) only this tourist place...

                 


                                                        KANYAKUMARI - a place 4 LIVE...



                          

                                       


Chitharal is a small village situated at a distance of 7 kms from Marthandam and 45 kms from kanyakumari.  It is famous for the rock-cut temple.  Hilock at Chitharal has a cave containing rock-cut sculptures of Thirthankaras and attendant deities carved inside and outside dating back to 9th century A.D.  It was converted into Bhagavathy temple in the 13th century A.D.  Cars  and vans can go up to the foot of the hill.  One has to walk for about 10 minutes to reach the temple.  The Jain images have been preserved by Central Archaeological Survey of India.



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