❤ The Vettuvan Koil in Kalugumalai, India, is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.

The temple, built in the 8th century, is notable for its architecture and construction method.

While the early Pandya rulers helped build numerous cave and stone temples, the Vettuvan Koil is the only known example of a Pandya era monolithic temple, that was carved out in three dimensions, from a single rock

The ceiling has niches where deities of Shiva, and animals, like monkeys and lions are displayed