SPIRITUAL TOUR!! - 5 day Jain circuit tour from Chennai organised by TTDC!!
Posted on: 10/Feb/2023 9:24:38 AM
Those who want to see the Jain sites in TN have now got an amazing opportunity!!
Soon, a 5 day Jain circuit tour would be organised by TTDC or Tamil Nadu Tourism Development. On 16th March 2023, the tour would begin from Chennai. The people in this unique tour would be able to see places like Chithtannavaasal in Pudukkottai, Samanar Malai Theerthakarai abode and Brahmi inscription in Madurai, Ladan koil in Madurai Yanaimalai, Kidaripatti Jain monuments and Jain ceve in Melur, Thirumangalam based Rock Cut temple, Sri Vettuvan Koil and Jain abode in Kazhugumalai in Tuticorin district, Thirunarunkodai in Ulundurpet, Arunachaleswarar Temple in Thiruvannamalai, Vallimalai and Thiruparuthikundram Jain sites etc in Vellore district.
Jains from TN and from other parts of India visit these important spiritual sites and therefore the queries on this 5 day trip and bookings have been superb. This was according to some officials belonging to TTDC. It is learnt that the package tour would include both accommodation and food.
Point is that a single room with a/c accommodation and a/c coach would cost Rs 16000 for adults and Rs 8000 for children. It would cost Rs 13000 for adults and Rs 7500 for children for a single room with an a/c coach and non-air conditioned accommodation. For sharing a double room, the cost would be Rs 9500 for an a/c coach and non-air conditioned accommodation. Likewise, for double room sharing, Rs 11000 would be the cost for an a/c coach and an air conditioned accommodation.
Interested persons can contact the TTDC office in Chennai - 1800-4253-1111 (toll free number) for the bookings
Not many would know that during the Sangam period Jainism thrived in the state of TN and there are several Jain sites in the state. It is now mentioned that in this spiritual trip the tourists would be taken to carved cave temples of Jainism. Superb!!
