Thiruparankundram
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Thiruparankundram, also spelled Tiruparangundram, is a neighbourhood in Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. Located about 7 km from the city center, it is located on the southwest part of the city. The town
View of the town with the Murugan temple in the foreground
Southwestern side of the hillock
The Murugan temple complex at the northern foot of the hillock
Umai Andar cave at the southern foot of the hillock
Thirupparankundram Rock-cut Cave and Inscription, also known as Umai Andar or Umaiyandar temple, is a rock cut cave temple with inscriptions at the foot of the Thirupparankundram rock hill's south fac
Thiruparankundram
…the places visited by the five Pandava brothers of the Mahabharata. The southern side of the hill has a natural spring called Saraswati Tirtha and a rock-cut cave temple that was purportedly an ancient Jain temple converted into Shiva temple in the 7th century CE and expanded later in the 13th century CE. Hindu…
Thirupparankundram rock-cut cave temple entrance
The Nataraja panel in the mandapam.
The Ardhanarisvara with Nandi panel in the sanctum; the decoration above the head has been variously interpreted as leaf-like or floral or clouds.
One of the inscriptions at the temple.