Thiruparankundram: Mutt moves HC, demands Jain site status for hill

SWASTHI Shri Laxmisena Bhattarak Bhattacharya Maha Swamigal of Sri Jina Kanchi Jain Mutt in Villupuram filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, seeking direction to declare the Thiruparankundram Hill in Madurai as 'Samanar Kundru' and forbear any activity in the hill that are against Jain principles.

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According to the petitioner, the caves in the aforesaid hill have several inscriptions and images indicating that the hill was used by Jain ascetics, before it became attributed to the Hindu shrine. This, along with some historical facts, proves the predominance of Jain community