page_title: Bhattaraka
section_title: Tamil Nadu
hierarchical_section_title: Bhattaraka / Present Bhattaraka Seats / Tamil Nadu
caption_attribution_description: English: Picture of Bhattaraka Laxmisena. The head of the Mel Sithamur Jain Math, Gingee, Tamil Nadu, India. He is the head of the Tamil Jains.
context_page_description: A Bhaṭṭāraka heads traditional Digambara Jain institutions. He is responsible for training scholars, maintenance of libraries, managing endowments, presiding over installation ceremonies and running Jain institutions.
context_section_description: Bhattaraka Lakshmisena of the Jinakanchi Jain Math (also known as the Mel Sithamur Jain Math), who heads the Tamil Jains.
  Bhattaraka Dhavalakeerthi of the Arahanthgiri Jain Math
caption: Bhattaraka Laxmisena of the Jinakanchi Jain Math
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