Sittanavasal Rock-cut Cave

Recently, the Archaeological Survey of India has undertaken conservation measures and also introduced digital checks to track public access in Sittanavasal rock-cut cave, in Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu.

About Sittanavasal

Sittanavasal is the name used synonymously for the hamlet and the hillock that houses the following:

  • ­Arivar Koil (temple of Arhats - Jains who conquered their senses)
  • ­Ezhadipattam (a cavern with 17 polished rock beds)
  • ­Megalithic burial sites
  • ­Navachunai tarn (small mountain lake) with a submerged shrine.