i m n chennai. my town name is pallavaram.which s the damaged version of 'Pallava puram". once upon a time it might be a place ruled by pallavas. in the interior areas called "zameen pallavaram" there are some "kugai koils" but not maintained properly. Now itself they are in a bad stage. why govt. is not taking any step to protect historical monuments like this. A news came from Dhinamalr recently about another temple. Like this so many will be there without any care. again and again they are doing researches and works on the same place, why they are not showing any interest on these new places.
if you can post a few pictures of these would be of help. due to the prominence of mahabs, we cannot attribute every cave to pallavas.
note below:
Jains constructed temples and called them Basadis in South India. Jainism was inbred much more in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu than other parts of South India. The Jain monks were found seeking solitude to observe their religious austerities. This led to the formation of cave temples which formed the habitats for their performance of the religious rights and penance. The cave temples occupy a significant position in the Jain architecture and sculptor. The bedrocks constituted as a pride of place for carving the caves. Many caves of this types are found around Madurai, Tirunalveli and also South Arcot districts in Tamil Nadu. The unique character of the natural caverns draw the attention of the pilgrims. One can also find the presence of many stone inscriptions and also carvings of Tirthankaras in the walls of the caverns. The cave temples stand as lithic monuments in the history of Jainism. The caves served the purpose not only as a place of habitation for the monks but also for preaching and propagating the religion at large. The Pandyan kings, chieftains and the civilians particularly the merchant community were the ardent patrons of Jainism who built the cave temples in Tamil Nadu, the state well known for its treasure of Jain cave temples in India. A few Jain cave temples were converted into Shaiva abode in the latter years.
You can lead our team to these cave temples.. We can document their current state by our group and preserve some important observation for posterity...
The heat cycle has receded you know.. so it is time for some activity..
Hi, Chandrasekaran (plasticschandra) here. in REACH foundation, we already have a monthly visit and documentation of such temples in ruins. All who have posted reply here : Can we have it on this coming saturday? 23rd June 2007? Pls reply back and confirm. my contact no: 9444441181
The pallavaram guy who posted this query: Pls give me your phone number.
i hope that i can make myself free by this sunday 1st july. i ll join u with my elder sister asma. aval ennai vida paithiyam on PS . inform me where can v meet. and u didnt informed from where u r . hope to meet our friends soon! dzam