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On the facade of the stone beds site, beneath the triple umbrella, there is a depiction of a Tirthankara seated in the Arthapariyankasana posture, sculpted into the rock as a bas-relief sculpture. This sculpture was commissioned by the ascetic Achchanandi around the 9th century CE. The Vattezhuthu inscription beneath this sculpture mentions that an image was created in the name of Porkōttu Karanaththār from Thiruppinaiyan Malai and that the Pādhirikudi villagers served as its guardians. A thin layer of plaster has been applied over this sculpture, and a painting has also been done on it. From this inscription, one can deduce the ancient name of the hill as Thiruppinaiyan Malai and the town name as Pādhirikudi.