Kazhugumalai, Tamil Nadu – Rural Tourism Destination

For first impressions, Kazhugumalai is a typical Tamil Nadu village. Virgin landscapes, village women busy with their day to day chores, men toiling in the paddy fields and children splashing in the temple water tank. But for those with a keen interest in archaeology, Kazhugumalai spells historical wonder. Once an religious center, Kazhugumalai boasts of a Jain monolithic rock sculptures, Jain sculptures, ancient inscriptions of Jainism and along with this is a 13th century Shivan temple – All stand in ruins on hilltop offering some breathtaking view of the acres of paddy fields and its humble folks. Vettuvan Koil the Shiva temple was carved out of a single rock; is as an impressive work of the Pandya architecture; which has a lot of similarities to the Ellora in the West of India. Coral islands in the vicinity of this village make Kazhugumalai an absolute delight.