Vettuvan Koil - Kazhugumalai - Temple

Vettuvan Koil - Kazhugumalai - Temple

HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDS :

It is believed that this monument was established during 8th century ACE by Pandya Maranchadayan king. This is a rock cut cave complex and cut out temple on the style of the Mahabalipuram Shore Temple and cave sculptures. 

Magnificent structure called Vettuvan Koil in India. The specialty  of this temple is that it is entirely carved out of one solid rock, just like the Kailasa Temple in Ellora Caves.

This monument is therefore nick named as “ELLORA OF SOUTH”.

The Vettuvan koil is a monolithic structure which was formed by cutting in single rock with a devotional sculptures during the Paranthaka Nedunchadaian period. 

In the ridge of the mountain, Vatteluthu Inscription found says that, “Samanar School was formed by Paranthka Nedunchadaiyan” There is lot of Jain exquisite bas-relief sculptures found with inscriptions.