Vettuvan Koil
Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu
Vettuvan Koil in Kalugumalai, a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. Constructed in the Pandyan Architecture and rock cut architecture, the unfinished temple was built during the 8th century CE by the early Pandyas. The other portions of Kalugumalai hillock houses the 8th century Kalugumalai Jain Beds and Kalugasalamoorthy Temple, a Murugan temple.
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Where it is
Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Kovilpatti railway station (CVP), about 23 km by road.
- By air: Tuticorin Airport (TCR), about 74 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
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- Arulmigu Subramaniyaswamy Temple, Thiruparankundram – Thiruparankundram, Madurai district (about 8 km south-west of Madurai city) (about 113 km)
- Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple – Madurai, Madurai district (about 121 km)
- Attukal Bhagavathy Temple – Attukal, Manacaud, Thiruvananthapuram (about 140 km)
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