Kalugumalai
About 66 km from Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu on the Sankarankoil Route, Kalukumalai [Kottayam, Punalur, Thenmala, Tenkashi, Tirunelveli, Sankarankoil, Kalukumalai, this is the route] The main attraction of Kalukumala is the Vettuvan Kovil, which is believed to have been built between the 8th and 9th centuries. This small town has a historical background and religious land. We can find many rock cut paintings between the eighth and ninth centuries. It is famous for its Jain cave temple and Jain architecture. There is also an 18th century Murugan temple called Kalugalamoorthy Kovil.
