Adisvaraswamy Jain Temple, Karanthattankudi

Adisvaraswamy Jain Temple stands at Karanthattankudi, also called Karunthittaikkudi, near Thanjavur. Its presiding deity is Adisvaraswamy, or Adhinathar, known more widely as Rishabhanatha, the first Tirthankara. The temple is said to be around 600 years old, while the front mandapa and the shrines of Jinavani and the Sasana deva are put at about 300 years.

Beyond the rajagopuram and flagpost come the front, maha and artha mandapas and the sanctum, under a two-tiered vimana. Guardian figures flank the front mandapa, where temple functions are held, and Tirthankara sculptures appear on the four pillars of the mahamandapa. It is described as the only temple in Tamil Nadu with a separate, complete shrine to Jinavani. There are also shrines to Brahmadeva, Jwalamalini, Dharmadevi, Padmavati, Mahasastha and the Navagrahas, a sculpture of Kunthunatha, a 16-pillared puja hall, a flower garden and a tank. The deity is taken around the temple at Akshaya Tritiya, and a float festival is held on the seventh day of Navaratri.