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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Jain matha in Tiruvannaamalai, Tamil Nadu, India}}<br />
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| religious_affiliation = [[Jainism]]<br />
| image = Upper Temple Complex at Tirumalai.jpg<br />
| image_size = 300px<br />
| alt = Upper Temple Complex at [[Tirumalai (Jain complex)|Tirumalai]]<br />
| caption = Upper Temple Complex at [[Tirumalai (Jain complex)|Tirumalai]]<br />
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| map_alt = Arahanthgiri Jain Math<br />
| map_caption = Location within Tamil<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|12.22|79.07|display=inline,title}}<br />
| location = [[Tiruvannaamalai]], [[Tiruvannamalai district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| deity = [[Neminatha]]<br />
| festivals = [[Mahavir Jayanti]]<br />
| temple_quantity = 4<br />
| established = 322–185 BCE<br />
| bhattaraka = Swasti Shri Dhavalakeerthi Swami<br />
| governing_body = Acharya Shri Akalanka Educational Trust<br />
| website = {{url|http://www.akalanka-educational-trust.com}}<br />
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'''Arahanthgiri Jain Math''' is a [[Jain Matha]] established near [[Tirumalai (Jain complex)|Tirumalai]] in August 1998.<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/index.php/donations/to-jain-tirths/111-arihantagiri-tirumalai <br />
|title=Arihantagiri - Tirumalai <br />
|accessdate=April 10, 2012 <br />
|url-status=dead <br />
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107091818/http://www.jainheritagecentres.com/index.php/donations/to-jain-tirths/111-arihantagiri-tirumalai <br />
|archivedate=7 November 2012 <br />
}}</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><br />
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==History==<br />
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><br />
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><br />
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==Main temple==<br />
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.<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Tirumalai (Jain complex)]]<br />
*[[Tamil Jain]]<br />
*[[Bhattaraka Dhavalakeerthi]]<br />
*[[List of Jain temples]]<br />
*[[Laxmisena]]<br />
*[[Mel Sithamur Jain Math]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://picasaweb.google.com/106883718971909092529/20110601PolurToTirumalaiMorningTrip#slideshow/5613417476346522706 Photographs of Tirumalai] taken 2011-06-01.<br />
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