Kazhugumalai
Kazhugumalai is a virtual treasure of Tamil Nadu..
The main deity of Kazhugumalai is Kalugasalamoorthy the temple of Murugan.
The hill Kalugumalai ("Hill of the vulture")
Vettuvankoil
Vettuvan Koil (a Sculptor's paradise) is a Hindu temple built between the 8th and 9th century.
Kalugumalai is a priceless unfinished Pandyan monolith cave temple, part of the iconographic
richness that helped chronicle the burgeoning richness of the Tamil culture.
Jaina Abode
There are many relief sculptures dating to the 8th-9th century A.D. in the area.
The area is known for the Jain cave temple and architecture.
Further Reading
http://www.soas.ac.uk/research/publications/journals/ijjs/file60307.pdf
http://www.jovemac.in/kazhugumalai/
http://haimavathi.files.wordpress.com/
Kazhugumalai is a virtual treasure of Tamil Nadu..
The main deity of Kazhugumalai is Kalugasalamoorthy the temple of Murugan.
The hill Kalugumalai ("Hill of the vulture")
Vettuvankoil
Vettuvan Koil (a Sculptor's paradise) is a Hindu temple built between the 8th and 9th century.
Kalugumalai is a priceless unfinished Pandyan monolith cave temple, part of the iconographic
richness that helped chronicle the burgeoning richness of the Tamil culture.
There are many relief sculptures dating to the 8th-9th century A.D. in the area.
The area is known for the Jain cave temple and architecture.
http://www.soas.ac.uk/research/publications/journals/ijjs/file60307.pdf
http://www.jovemac.in/kazhugumalai/
http://haimavathi.files.wordpress.com/
