The drive from Olives resort was really a soothing one with lovely houses and lush greenery on both sides of the road. We began the day with a stop at the Ananthaswamy Jain temple at puliyarmala along with a visit to the Gandhi museum next to it. The temple housing the deities of Mahavir Jain, Maha Vishnu and Nag Devta was simple but the atmosphere was tranquil and filled with reverence. We were told that the temple was originally situated at present day Kalpetta, known earlier as Kalpavathy. But Mandappa Gowder, who later took over the management of the temple, shifted it to the beautiful hillock, Puliyar Mala in 1931. Next we headed out through the serpentine asphalted roads to our destination Punchavayal. The folks on the way were only too pleased to provide us the right directions. The ruins of the ancient Janardhana and Vishnu temples at Punchavayal, near Panamaram, in Wayanad are national monuments. A part of the ‘gopuram’ of the temple lies on the grass and sculptures on the stone walls lie destroyed having suffered the earth of the destroyers centuries back but now suffering ravages of time. Nearly 325 carvings on the huge stone pillars have survived the passage of time. Sculptures, stone edicts in old Kannada script, figures of Jain deities and sculptures of the ‘Dashavathara’ still stand.The stone carvings on the now standing depleted roof is a proof of the intricate prowess of the design and skill of yore There are intricate and elaborate carvings on the pillars remain in dipleated state due to long years of neglect. The distinct style of the sculptures and a stone edict on a wall of the in old Kannada script show these temples may have been built during the reign of the Hoysala or the Vijayanagara dynasties in the Deccan plateau from the 12th to the 14th centuries. The monument has typical Jain Architectural and sculptural features like the floral designs, Naga images, and Vyali mugam steps, Pillared Mandapas and fish images or those of the Minanathar. The sanctum santorum was dark and we decided not to venture in despite the deplorable conditions just to respect the disfigured deity lying on the grass inside. I We left this beautiful temple ruins with a heavy heart hoping some action by Archological survey of India in maintaining the site with a bit more of responsibility and empathy.