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'''Cholapandiyapuram''' or Cholavandipuram or Cholapandipuram is a 1 sq. kilometre village in [[Tirukkoyilur]] taluk in [[Kallakurichi district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The major occupation of the people living at this place is agriculture. In 2011 it had a population of 1,000 people.<br />
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==Location==<br />
Cholapandiyapuram is located {{convert|12|km|mi}} southwest of [[Tirukkoyilur]], {{convert|16|km|mi}} northwest of [[Ulundurpettai]].<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
Town buses depart from [[Tirukkoyilur]] bus stand (bus no: 5, 20) to [[Rishivandiyam]] go through Cholapandiyapuram. Otherwise, one can alight at Ariyur Koot road bus stop (all buses going from [[Tirukkoyilur]] to [[Ulundurpettai]] and [[Kallakurichi]] ) and can take shared auto.<br />
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==About the village==<br />
Cholapandiyapuram village has more than 1000 years old heritage. This village was a [[Jain]] centre during the 10th century C.E.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2008080858372200.htm&date=2008/08/08/&prd=th& | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Mahavira bas-relief tells a story}}</ref><br />
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==Andimalai==<br />
[[File:Cholapandiyapuram andimalai2.JPG|thumb|right|Andimalai Hillock]]<br />
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The attractive feature of this village is the presence of hillock called Andimalai with [[Jain]] caves, stone beds, inscriptions and sculptures. There are 25 stone beds<ref>{{cite book|last= Ramesh|first=D.|title=Nadunaattu Samanakovilkal|edition=2nd|publisher=Tamilventhan Pathippagam|location=Ulundurpettai|year=2005}}, p. 129</ref> and some of the stone pillows of the beds were carved semicircular. The 23rd Thirthankarar of [[Jainism]], Parshwanathar or [[Parshva]], [[Bahubali]] or [[Gomateshwara]] and [[Mahavira]] were nicely carved on the rock. An inscription said these carvings were made at the behest of Sriveli Konkaraiyar Puddhadigal. Another inscription was in the form of a poem: it mentions that a local chieftain, Siddhavadavan alias Sethirayan, donated Panaipadi village for the worship of these Jaina tirthankaras during the second regnal year (952 A.D.) of Chola king [[Gandaraditya]]. Statues of Dharmadevi and Iyakki was placed separately in the hill.<ref>{{cite book| last=Mayilai.|first=Seeni. Venkadasamy|title=Samanaum Tamilum|edition=1 st|publisher=Poompuhar Pathippagam|location=Chennai|year=2001}}, p. 56</ref> Also two statues of Adinathar or [[Rishabha]] taken from nearby villages are kept in the hill. Inside a cave, a stone seat was found which possibly for a Jain monk where he sat and taught the students.<br />
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==Padiyendhal==<br />
[[File:Cholapandiyapuram Purakal1.JPG|thumb|Horse like carving/sculpture]]<br />
Padiyendhal is a rock art site in a small cave located backside of Andimalai. Actually the name "Padiyendhal" refers to the nearby village. Local people call this cave as "Irulan Kal". On the roof of the cave, ancient paintings of horse, bow and arrow structures are found. The symbols found in the roof and the side walls of the cave are similar to that of found in [[Indus valley civilization]]<ref>{{cite book|last= Thulasiraman|first=D.|title=Tamizhaga Tolpazhankalamum Poondi agazhvaippagamum|edition=1 st|publisher=State Department of Archaeology|location=Chennai|year=2005}}, p. 38</ref><br />
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==Pictures==<br />
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File:Cholapandiyapuram andimalai Bahubali.jpg| [[Bahubali]]<br />
File:Cholapandiyapuram andimalai Parshvanathar1.JPG| [[Parshva]]<br />
File:Cholapandiyapuram andimalai mahavirar.jpg|[[Mahavira]]<br />
File:Cholapandiyapuram andimalai stone beds1.jpg|Stone Beds used by Jain Monks<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Jainism in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
* [[Ennayiram]]<br />
* [[Bhimbetka rock shelters]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Archaeological sites in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Villages in Kallakurichi district]]<br />
[[Category:Jain temples in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:10th-century Jain temples]]<br />
[[Category:Jain rock-cut architecture]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil architecture]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil art]]</div>>Tom.Reding