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Temple
Jain Temple of Jainimedu
is situated on the western suburbs of Palakkad
town, not far from the railway station,
this historic 32 feet long, 20 feet wide
granite temple displays images of the Jain
Thirthankaras and Yakshinis. The region
around the temple, known as Jainimedu, is
one of the few laces in Kerala where the
vestiges of Jainism have survived. It is
at a Jain house here that poet Kumaranasan
wrote his monumental poet Veenapoovu (The
fallen flower). |
This temple has been
built about 500 years ago by jain head,
Inchanna Satur, for the jain sage Chandranathaswamy.
The granite walls are devoid of any decoration.
An idol of Chandranthan occupies the first
division of the temple, Vijayalakshmi and
Jwalamohini the scond, Rish abha Nathan
the third, and parswa Nathan and Padmavathi
the fourth. An air of austerity marks this
quiet place. The main altar is unadorned
while lit lamps flank the main stature palakkad
was once home to a community of 400 Jain
families, but their numbers are less now. |
Location
On the south bank of the Kalpathy River
in jainmedu, just beyond the Chunnambuthara
area, 3km from the centre of palakkad |
| Timengs 7 -10.30 am,
5 -7am |
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