SADAIYARPARAI
History- About half a kilometre from the
Siva temple is a boulder containing an image of a Tirthankara shown seated in
the dhyana posture. It is a medium-sized relief, aid to be of Adinatha, and
exhibits ninth century stylistic features. The image together with the nearby
cavern habitat was Once known as Perunarkilicolaperumapani. An inscription
engraved by the side of the image, datable to the reign of Sundara Palya I,
records pallichhandam to the deity (Alvar) of Perunarkilicolaperumapaili for
various offerings by the nattavar of Tenkavinadu. It has become evident that
Sadaiyamlalai came to be a Jain centre probably during the ninth century, and
continued to be so until the thirteenth century. The history of the centre after
this period is somewhat obscure.
Guidance- Sadaiyarparai is situated in the Pdukkottai region of Tamil Nadu.