Description:
Sittannavasal located 16-km from Pudukkottai town is famous as the Jain centre. It is historically and arcahaeologically important place as it has a cave which was inhabited by monks in the 2nd century BC and a rock-cut temple of the 7th century AD. The cave contains stone beds of an early Brahmi record and some 7th century AD inscriptions. The rock-cut temple has exquisite sculptures and paintings of the 9th century A.D.
