Kalugumalai
A single rock cut into a Jain sanctuary, a monolithic temple left unfinished, and a working shrine.
- Where
- Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 9.1500, 77.7200
Get the Kalugumalai stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kalugumalai. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kalugumalai
Srivilliputhur Andal Temple 41 km
The gopuram on the Tamil Nadu state emblem, and where Andal was found under a tulsi plant.
Adichanallur 47 km
An urn burial ground on the Thamirabarani, iron age, and the graves are still being opened.
Nellaiappar Temple 47 km
The musical pillars, struck properly.
Srivilliputhur 48 km
Andal's town, and the gopuram on the state emblem.
Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary 50 km
Riverine forest in the Srivilliputhur hills for a squirrel found almost nowhere else.
Thirumalaikoil 54 km
A Murugan temple on a low hill in the Western Ghats, close to the Kerala border.
Courtallam Falls 55 km
Nine falls in the Western Ghats where people bathe for the minerals the water carries off the herbs above.
Papanasam 61 km
The Tamiraparani, and the falls above it.
More hidden gems in Tamil Nadu
Questions
Where is Kalugumalai?
Kalugumalai is in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Srivilliputhur Andal Temple (41 km), Adichanallur (47 km), Nellaiappar Temple (47 km).
How do I get the Kalugumalai stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kalugumalai and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kalugumalai before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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