File:Mural at the Rock Cut Cave Hindu Temple Tirunandikkara, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu India - 1.jpg

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A seated female devotee in the mural

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English: Tirunandikkare ( Thirunandikkare, Tirunandikkara, Thirunanthikarai ) rock cut cave temple is a late 8th or 9th-century rock cut Shiva temple in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. It is west of Kanyakumari wildlife sanctuary and near the SH 90 highway, co-located in the Thirunanthikarai Shri Nandeeswara Temple compound.

This rock cut temple is excavated on the southern slope of a granite hillock. The temple is attributed to the Ay Hindu king Vikramaditya Varaguna by ASI, but other scholars date it a few decades earlier to the Pandya era. The architecture is Pandya style. Though the temple is now part of Tamil Nadu, the artwork and style reflects Kerala Tranvancore heritage.

The cave has a series of much faded/damaged murals. These are among the oldest surviving and known Kerala mural art work. The beautiful mural paintings include Ganesha, a male making offerings, palace scenes, a part that shows Vishnu avatar Narasimha with a female devotee seated, as well as painted nature scenery on the ceiling. This cave temple depicts the early form of Kerala mural artwork.
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Camera location8° 24′ 53.66″ N, 77° 16′ 42.89″ E  Heading=0.9818325399785° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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