page_title: Samanar Hills
hierarchical_section_title: Samanar Hills
caption_attribution_description: தமிழ்: மதுரை அருகே கீழக்குயில்குடியில் உள்ள கி.பி எட்டாம் நூற்றாண்டு சமணர் படுகைகள் அமைந்துள்ள சமணர் மலை.English: Samanar Malai near Madurai, where the Eighth Century Jain Caves are still existing.
context_page_description: Samanar Hills or Samanar Malai is a hill rock complex located in Keelakuyilkudi village, 15 kilometres from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. The hill has been declared as a protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India.
  Samanar means 'Jain' in Tamil and malai means 'hill'. This hill has caves where Tamil Jain monks lived. The hill was also known as Thiruvuruvagam.
context_section_description: Samanar Hills or Samanar Malai is a hill rock complex located in Keelakuyilkudi village, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. The hill has been declared as a protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India.
  Samanar means 'Jain' in Tamil and malai means 'hill'. This hill has caves where Tamil Jain (Samanar) monks lived. The hill was also known as Thiruvuruvagam.
caption: Samanar Hills
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