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'''Kanjur''' or '''Kanchiyur''' is a hamlet in [[Gingee]] taluk in [[Villuppuram]] 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 400.<ref name="indiamapped">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiamapped.com/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/kanjur/|website=indiamapped.com|title=Tehsil Kanjur of district Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu|accessdate=2017-11-08}}</ref>

==Location==
Kanchiyur is located {{convert|37|km|mi}} northwest of [[Villupuram]], {{convert|20|km|mi}} southeast of [[Thiruvannaamalai]] and {{convert|23|km|mi}} southwest of [[Gingee]]. Other rock art sites of Tamil Nadu, [[Kilvalai]] and [[Settavarai]] are located at 19 km and 3 km respectively from Kanchiyur.

==Transportation==
Town buses depart from [[Thiruvannaamalai]] bus stand (bus no: 23) go to Neelandhaangal. From Neelandhaangal, Kanchiyur hillock is half a kilometre. Also, from [[Avur, India|Avur]], every two hours mini buses are available to reach Neelandhaangal.

==About the village==

[[File:Kanchiyur hillock.JPG|thumb|Kanchiyur Hillock]]
Kanchiyur has 3000 years of heritage. The historical importance of the village is demonstrated by the presence of a hillock with rock paintings from the 10th century BCE and [[Jain]] cave and stone beds from the 10th century CE. Some [[Tamil Jains]] are still living in Madhampoondi, a village near to Kanchiyur hillock.

==Jain cave and stone beds==

[[File:Kanchiyur jain beds 1.JPG|thumb|Jain beds 1]]
Kanchiyur hillock is about 400 feet in height. In the top of the hill, there is a cave which contains 10 stone beds on the floor.<ref name="TheHindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/20/stories/2008062062272600.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622163835/http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/20/stories/2008062062272600.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 June 2008|author=T.S. Subramanian|title=Newfound Jain sites|date=20 June 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2012-03-08}}</ref> A stone seat also located near to the beds. All the stone beds have carved pillows. Among the 10 stone beds, pillows of four stone beds are carved semicircular (see the picture gallery) similar to that of found in Andimalai hillock of [[Cholapandiyapuram]]. Near the hill, broken pieces of pots belonging to 1st or 2nd centuries CE were found in large numbers.<ref>Ananthapuram K. Krishnamurthy, "Senji pagudhiyil samanam", Malayamaan Publishers, Varkkalpattu, Cuddalore(2005)</ref>

==Rock paintings==
Globally, the study of rock art and their interpretations gained momentum in the field of archaeology. Archeologists not only denoted the artistic skill of the people who had painted them, also their beliefs and their daily activities. The paintings on the rock shelters are mostly depicting the hunting scenes and human activities.<ref>S. Vasanthi, "KALVETTU", Vol no:75, page no:40 (2008), State department of Archaeology, Chennai</ref>

The rock paintings found here contains mainly symbols, painted in white ochre. Hence the pre-historic people might have used [[calcium]] to paint these symbols. These symbols painted here are similar to that of found in [[Indus Valley Civilization]].

==Picture gallery==
<gallery>
File:Kanchiyur jain beds 2.JPG|Jain beds 2
File:Kanchiyur jain beds pillow.JPG|Semicircular stone pillows
File:Kanchiyur stone seat.JPG|Stone seat
File:Kanchiyur symbols 1.JPG|Symbol 1
File:Kanchiyur symbols 2.JPG|Symbol 2
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Jainism in Tamil Nadu]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksy6U6Wsku0&list=UUppaK1uqALtjRqhta8L0EKw&index=5&feature=plcp Kanchiyur Jain beds video]
*[http://wikimapia.org/#lat=12.0997526&lon=79.3192291&z=11&l=0&m=b&show=/23500044/Kanchiyur-hillock-Jain-Beds Kanchiyur Hillock(Wikimapia)]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/tnexplore/ Author's site]

[[Category:Villages in Viluppuram district]]
[[Category:Jain temples in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Caves containing pictograms in India]]
[[Category:Jain rock-cut architecture]]
[[Category:Caves of Tamil Nadu]]

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