VIDUR
Main deity- Idol of Bhagawan Adinatha.
History- The temple structure has lost
most of its original architectural features subsequent to extensive repairs and
renovations. A fragmentary record of the R.astrakuta king, Krsna III (939-968
C.E.), however, is still visible on a slab built into the floor of the passage
leading to the mandapa located in front of the central shrine. The first part of
the inscription mentioning the name of the king is in a good state of
preservation, but the rest has been all but obliterated. From the remaining
information the inscription appears to register some endowmentto the Jain
temple. This fragmentary record, apart from pushing back the antiquity of the
temple to the middle of the tenth century, also reveals that the patronage
extended by Krsna III; was very important to the development of Jainism in the
ancient region of Tondaimandalam.
Guidance- Vidur is a village situated twenty kilometres south-east of Tindivanam in South Arcot district.