JAIN FESTIVAL At Palakad

There is an ancient Jain Temple at Jainamedu near the Palakad town. According to a legend, one Sutar, head of the Jains, built this temple 500 years ago for the Jain stage chandranathaswamy. The granite structure of the temple rests on eight granite pillars. There are four cells. A marble statue of the stage is in the first cell. A big gong is hung in the fourth cell for the devotees to ring. The Jains who came here from Mysore, fled from this place during the invasion of Tipu Sultan