‘10th-century' Jain sculpture discovered
A Manikandan, founder of the Pudukkottai Archaeological Research Forum and a researcher at the department of archaeology, Tamil University, Thanjavur, identified the sculpture as that of Mahavira.
He said the sculpture was spotted by a govt employee amid bushes. Manikandan said the sculpture is 90cm high, 47cm wide, and belongs to the 10th-century sculptural tradition. "This sculpture belongs to the Chola-period sculptural tradition of the 9th–10th centuries CE. During this time, Jainism flourished in the Pudukottai region and several sculptures from the period were discovered in the region," he said.
"This sculpture is considered an important testimony to the Jain heritage of the Pudukottai region and highlights the need for immediate conservation," he added.
Mohammed, joint secretary of the forum, Radhakrishnan, Arul Muthukumar, Themavur Nandan, and Pudukai Pudhalvan were also involved in the field study.
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