Kalugumalai Murugan Temple:

Kalugumalai temple is located 20.7 km from Sankarankoil via Kalugumalai Rd/Puliyangudi - Sankarankoil - Kalugumalai - Nalatinputhur Rd/Sankarankovil - Kalugumalai - Kovilpatti Main Rd . we can reach temple in 40 minutes. From Thirunelveli you need to take NH44 highway to reach kalugumalai Temple it takes nearly 1 hour about 69 kilometers from Tirunelveli.

Map from Sankarankoil to Kalugumalai

Entrance to Kalugumalai Murugan Temple

 Kalugasalamoorthy or Kalugumalai Murugan temple is located in kalugumalai a panchayat town in Thoothukudi District in the South Indian state of Tamilnadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Murugan/Karthikeya/Saravana. the temple is believed to have been expanded during the 18th century with the images excavated from Kalugumalai. The core temple has a rock-cut architecture exemplary of early Pandyan Architecture. The other portions of Kalugumalai houses the 8th century Kalugumalai Jain Stone carved Beds and Vettuvan koil, an unfinished Shiva temple.

Painting of Kalugachalamurthy

   

        

Way to Murugan temple

Sculpture Women trying to climb stamba

Sculpture of man trying to catch the snake by playing flute

Sculpture of lord krishna

Lord Ram And Hanuman

Sculpture of Palani Murugan

Saint Kanappa nayanar sculpture

Sculpture of Birds

Sculpture of Deer

Sculpture crafted as elephant and bull

Pond in kalugumalai murugan Temple

Sculpture of lord kaal bhairav

The temple has a gateway leading to a pillared hall and the sanctum. The temple is open from 5:30 am – 12:30 pm and 4:30 - 9 pm. Four daily rituals and many yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which the ten-day Vaikasi Visagam, 13-day Kanthasasti festival, ten-day Thaipoosam festival and the 13-day Panguni Uthiram festival being the most prominent. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of Tamilnadu.

Temple is located in Foot hills of the Kalugumalai mountain. 

Pay visit to lord Murugan,