Tamil Nadu · Tamil Nadu
Kasi Viswanathar temple, Sivakasi
A 16th-century Pandya temple of Shiva as Kasi Viswanathar in Sivakasi, Virudhunagar district.
Photo: Ssriram mt · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tamil Nadu · Temple listing
Vettuvan Koil
01 · Discover
History & tradition
Vettuvan Koil is at Kalugumalai in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu. Dedicated to Shiva, it was cut from the rock by the early Pandyas in the 8th century and left unfinished. The temple is noted for its architecture and its method of construction, and is the only known monolithic temple of the Pandya period. The same hillock holds the 8th-century Kalugumalai Jain beds and the Kalugasalamoorthy Temple of Murugan.
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Deity & dedicationNot yet confirmed
Dates from8th century CE
Heritage statusState Protected Monument
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02 · Before you go
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03 · Getting there
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Vettuvan Koil
Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu
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04 · At the temple
Darshan & customs
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- Wikidata — structured place recordRetrieved 2026-11-12
- Wikipedia — further readingChecked 2026-11-12