Trilokyanatha Jain Temple, Thiruparuthikundram

Trilokyanatha Temple, also called the Thirupparuthikundram Jain temple, is a Digambara Jain temple of the 8th century at Thiruparuthikundram in north-east Kanchipuram, an area known as Jain Kanchi. Built in the Dravidian style under the Pallava king Narasimhavarman II, it was later enlarged by the Jain community with support from the Cholas, later Pallavas and Vijayanagar kings. It is dedicated to the Tirthankaras but unusually includes Hindu deities as guardian kshetrapalas.

Inscriptions run from Narasimhavarman II through Rajendra Chola I, Kulothunga I and Vikrama Chola to Krishnadevaraya, recording large endowments. The walls carry old paintings, and 13th-century work is said to have been repainted under Krishnadevaraya. The tower is attributed to the sage Pushpasena Vamanarya in 1199, and the Sangeetha Mandapa, a music hall, to Irugappa, a Vijayanagar minister, in 1387. Three parallel shrines stand behind a three-tier gopuram, with Mahavira in the centre. The state archaeology department protects the temple, which hereditary trustees maintain.