Kalugumalai

There are many rock cut images dating to the 4th and 3rd century BC in the area, including the rock cut image of Bhagawan Parshwanatha flanked by two Yaksha, as well as many other rock cut images of other tirthankaras.

The main deity of this temple is Murugan. The main deity hall and entrance hall is caved inside the foot hills of kalugumalai. The temple has many aesthetic sculptures.The temple dates to the 18th century. The main deity is Lord Murugan with his wife Deivanai. Inside the same complex there is another Shiva temple.There is a holy pond inside the temple complex.

The Vettuvan Koil and Jaina Abode are locked with grill gates. If requested the security will open the doors. The entrance is free for the temple complex. About 7.5 m of the mountain is excavated in a rectangular fashion and in the middle the temple is sculpted from a single piece of rock. The carvings reflect the southern temple style of the Pandya era. Only the top portion of the temple is completed. The temple has an entrance and centre hall for the main deity. In the later days Ganesha's idol is kept and worshipped. At the top of the temple beautiful sculpture of Uma Maheswarar, Dakshinamoorthy, Vishnu and Brahma can be found. This temple looks like the Kailasnath temple in Ellora.