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Vettuvan Koil

Kalugumalai, Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu · 9.1530°, 77.7044°

ShivaPandyaMonolithic rock-cut
Sacred since
700 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
8th c. (early Pandya)
Pandya

History & significance

An unfinished monolithic shrine cut downward into the top of a hillock under the early Pandya ruler Netunjadaiyan, the only known Pandya-era temple carved in three dimensions in situ; it is a protected monument of the Tamil Nadu archaeology department.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pandya