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Kalugumalai
is
a
panchayat
town
in
Kovilpatti
Taluk
of
Thoothukudi
district
in
the
Indian
state
of
Tamil
Nadu.
Kalugumalai
is
21
kms
from
Kovilpatti
and
22
Kms
from
Sankarankovil.
The
place
houses
the
rockcut
Kalugasalamoorthy
Temple,
monolithic
Vettuvan
Koil
and
Kalugumalai
Jain
Beds.
Kalugumalai
Murugan
temple
is
dedicated
to
the
Hindu
god
Murugan.
Constructed
in
the
Dravidian
style
of
architecture,
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
Art.
As
per
Hindu
legend,
the
temple
is
associated
with
the
period
of
Ramayana.
Ravana,
the
demon
king,
while
abducting
Sita,
the
consort
of
Rama,
killed
Jatayu,
the
eagle.
Rama
did
the
final
rites
for
Jatayu,
who
informed
Rama
about
the
abduction
before
his
life
ended.
Jatayu's
brother
Sambathi,
who
was
also
called
Kazhugumahamunivar,
was
worried
about
the
repercussions
of
him
not
doing
his
karma,
the
final
rites
of
his
brother.
Rama
advised
him
to
do
his
penance
at
Gajamukaparvatham
and
taking
holy
dip
in
the
tank.
Ages
passed
by
and
the
time
arrived
when
Muruga
was
pursuing
to
slay
Surapadman,
another
demon.
Tharukasuran,
the
brother
of
Surapadman,
was
troubling
the
sages
in
the
region.
Murugan
slayed
Tharukasuran
and
was
resting
at
Kazhugumalai.
Sambathi
was
assisting
Murugan
and
he
also
indicated
the
hideout
of
Surapadman,
whom
Murugan
slayed
subsequently.
Pleased
with
his
devotion,
Murugan
gave
salvation.
The
place
came
to
be
known
as
Kazhugumalai
since
the
sage
Kazhugumahamunivar
resided
here.
The
temple
is
open
from
5:30
am
–
12:30
pm
and
4:30
-
9
pm.
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