Mahavira — that is the name given by the Samanars to the accomplished ones. Mahavira means the “Great Warrior” (Samanars were one of the many precursor aboriginal cultures that later contributed significantly to Jainism in Tamil Nadu around 1st century AD; see article on Samanars).
While common society endows the title of “great warrior” on war [...]
About a year ago, while we were walking back to our car my dad had casually pointed in a direction along a dirt path and said that there is supposedly a bat cave somewhere beyond that. Never passing up an opportunity to visit caves and ancient relics I took up a little trek through an [...]
Map: 9° 56′ 44.93″ N, 77° 59′ 17.94″ E, 168m
Location: Oothukulli (ஊத்துக்குழி), 12km east of Madurai city, Tamil Nadu, India
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