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Tamil Jains are Tamils from Tamil Nadu, India, who practice Digambara Jainism. The Jains microcommunity of around 85,000, including both Tamil Jains and north indian Jains settled in Tamilnadu. They Tamil Jains are predominantly scattered in northern Tamil Nadu, largely in the districts of Madurai, Viluppuram, Kanchipuram, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Cuddalore and Thanjavur. Early Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions in Tamil Nadu date to the 3rd century BCE and describe the livelihoods of Tamil Jains. Camaṇar wrote much Tamil literature, including the important Sangam literature, such as the Nālaṭiyār, the Silappatikaram, the Manimekalai and the Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi. Three of the five great epics of Tamil literature are attributed to Jains.
The Javadhu Hills are an extension of the Eastern Ghats spread across parts of Vellore and Tiruvannamalai districts in the northern part of the state of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India. This range separates Vellore and Tiruvannamalai districts. Tirupattur district lies on the north-western side and Tiruvannamalai district lies on the south-eastern side of this range. The towns of Tirupattur, Vaniyambadi and Ambur of Tirupattur district are located on the north western side and the towns of Chengam and Polur of Tiruvannamalai district are located on the south eastern side.
Chengam is a town in the Tiruvanamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India.
Kalambur is a selection grade town panchayat in Polur taluk, Tiruvanamalai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu famous for its rice production. As of 2011 census, the town had a population of 31,751.
Peranamallur is a panchayat town in Tiruvanamalai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Polur is a Municipality in Tiruvannamalai district in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It lies on the National Highway (NH-234).. The nearest city corporation to Polur is Vellore City.
Timiri is a panchayat town in vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Arani is a town and a municipality in Tiruvanamalai district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The name comes from the word Aranyam which means a place surrounded by forest. Arani is known for its rich history - a Fort and few palaces, ancient Hindu temples and Jain centres, and mosques stand today as a testimony.
Kalasapakkam is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India. It comprises portions of the Polur and Chengam taluks and is a part of the Tiruvannamalai constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India. Elections were not held in 1957 and 1962.
Polur is a state assembly constituency in Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India. It comprises portions of the Vandavasi and Polur taluks and is a part of the Arani constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.
Polur taluk is a taluk of Tiruvannamalai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters is the town of Polur.
Devikapuram, also called Devigai, is a municipality in Tiruvannamalai district, located in Tamil Nadu, India. The feature of this village are temples, and weaving silk sarees.
Polur M. Varadhan was an Indian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Chengam constituency as an Indian National Congress candidate in 2001, and 2006 elections and from Sriperumbudur constituency in 1991 election.
Tiruvannamalai district is the largest of the 37 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, in South India. It was formed in the year 1989 through the bifurcation of North Arcot into the Tiruvannamalai Sambuvarayar and Vellore Ambedkar districts. The city of Tiruvannamalai is the district headquarters.
Tirumalai is a Jain temple and cave complex dating from at least the 9th century that is located northwest of Polur in Tamil Nadu, southeast India. The complex includes 3 Jain caves, 2 Jain temples and a 16-meter-high (52 ft) sculpture of Tirthankara Neminatha thought to date from the 12th century that is the tallest Jain image in Tamil Nadu.
L. Jaya Sudha, also known as L. Jayasudha and L. Jayasudha Lakshmikanthan, is an Indian politician and was a member of the 14th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from the Polur constituency. She represented the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. The party allocated her seat to C. M. Murugan to contest in the 2016 elections.
Polur block is a revenue block in the Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu, India. It has a total of 40 panchayat villages.
A. Rajendran is an Indian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu. He was elected to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly from Polur constituency as a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam candidate in 1989 and 1996.
Kunnathur is a Village in Arani Taluk in Tiruvannamalai District of Tamil Nadu State, India. It lies on the border between Tiruvannamalai District and Vellore District and is located 64 KM north of the District Headquarters in Tiruvannamalai, 8 KM from Arani, and 139 KM from the state capital Chennai.
A Huge hill in the centre of Polur, Tamil Nadu, India. This hill has been dedicated to lord Narasimha and a temple had been constructed in ancient times on the hill.