Sittanavasal Cave
Sittanavasal Cave is a 2nd-century Tamil Śramaṇa complex of caves in Sittanavasal village in Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu, India. Its name is a distorted form of Sit-tan-na-va-yil, a Tamil word which means "the abode of great saints".Places in the Area
Nearby places include Annavasal and Ariyur.
Annavasal
Village
Annavasal is a panchayat town in Pudukkottai district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Annavasal is situated 2½ km west of Sittanavasal Cave.
Ariyur
Village
Ariyur is a village in the Annavasal revenue block of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, India. Ariyur is situated 4 km south of Sittanavasal Cave.
Mangudi-pudukottai
Village
Mangudi is a panchayat town in Pudukkottai district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Mangudi-pudukottai is situated 4½ km south of Sittanavasal Cave.
Sittanavasal Cave
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- Description: historic site in Pudukottai, India
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Latitude
10.45485° or 10° 27′ 18″ north
Longitude
78.72483° or 78° 43′ 29″ east
Open location code
7J2WFP3F+WW
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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natural=cave_entrance
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In Other Languages
From Hindi to Tamil—“Sittanavasal Cave” goes by many names.
- Hindi: “सित्तनवासल गुफाएँ”
- Hindi: “सित्तानवासन के गुफा चित्र”
- Panjabi: “ਸਿਤਾਨਵਾਸਲ ਗੁਫਾ”
- Sinhala: “සිත්තනවාසල් ලෙන”
- Tamil: “சித்தன்னவாசல் குகை”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Annavāsal and Government Hospital, Annavasal.
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