The hill was under the control of Ettaiyapuram Zamindar until 1954 . The Raja gifted the village to the Kalugasalamoorthy Temple and formed five streets around the temple to enable the temple car to pass easily . He also allocated a middle street for the temple priests . During the Panguni Uthiram festival procession , the elongated conflict between two castes in the region , namely , Nadars and Maravars resulted in a riots , popularly called Kalugumalai riots of 1895 . A total of ten people were killed , many injured and the temple car and other property in the region were destroyed . The sculptures in Kalugumalai Jain beds and the Jain abode were not affected during the riots
Kalugumalai riots of 1895
Kalugumalai riots of 1895
Kalugumalai Jain Beds