Kalugasalamoorthy temple

Kalugasalamoorthy Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Thoothukudi
Deity	Kalugasalamoorthy (Murugan)
Location
Location	Kalugumalai
State	Tamil Nadu
Country	India
Location in Tamil Nadu
Geographic coordinates	9°08′58″N 77°42′11″E / 9.14944°N 77.70306°E / 9.14944; 77.70306
Architecture
Type	Dravidian architecture, Rock cut
Website
kalugumalaitemple.tnhrce.in

Kalugasalamoorthy Temple (or Kalugumalai Murugan temple) in Kalugumalai, a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, 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. The other portions of Kalugumalai houses the 8th century Kalugumalai Jain Beds and Vettuvan Koil, an unfinished Shiva temple.

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 Tamil Nadu.