Jain Sites of Tamil Nadu [DVD-ROM]

Nalini Balbir (1) , Karine Ladrech (1) , N. Murugesan (2) , K. Rameshkumar (2)

1 Mondes Iranien et Indien - UMR 7528
2 IFP - Institut Français de Pondichéry

The Jain presence in the Tamil country has passed on a rich cultural heritage. This DVD-ROM is a pioneering attempt to document all Jain sites of Tamil Nadu through a compilation of photographs, historical text and maps, readable from a computer. It presents about 400 sites with Jain vestiges: temples, cave-temples, rock shelters, loose sculptures and inscriptions ... Studied in their artistic, historic and religious dimensions, they shed light on the uniqueness of Jainism in Tamil Nadu. The living aspects of Jain religious life (worship, festivals, etc.) are also considered. This DVD includes an extensive photographic documentation, a search engine and an interactive map

Mots clés: Jainism; Tamil Nadu; architecture; iconography; epigraphy; heritage

Domaines: Religions

Nalini Balbir, Karine Ladrech, N. Murugesan, K. Rameshkumar. Jain Sites of Tamil Nadu [DVD-ROM]. Institut Français de Pondichéry, 2018, Regards sur l’Asie du Sud / South Asian Perspectives n˚ 12, 978-81-8470-223-1. ⟨hal-02127242⟩