▁the ▁Ch era , ▁Ch ola ▁and ▁Ho ys ala ▁k ings ▁and ▁built ▁the ▁outer ▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁with ▁the ▁war ▁boot y . ▁ ▁Kal ug um al ai ▁tem ples ▁of ▁P andy as ▁▁ ▁The ▁tem ples ▁in ▁Kal ug um al ai , ▁a ▁rock y ▁hill ▁in ▁Th ooth uk udi ▁district ▁in ▁southern ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁Kal ug um al ai ▁houses ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁century ▁J ain ▁B eds , ▁V ett u van ▁Ko il ▁and ▁Kal ug as al amo orth y ▁Temple , ▁a ▁Mur ug an ▁temple ▁at ▁the ▁fo oth ills . ▁The ▁rock - cut ▁tem ples , ▁sculpt ures ▁and ▁the ▁car v ings ▁are ▁exempl ary ▁of ▁early ▁P and yan ▁architecture . ▁The ▁J ain ▁b eds ▁are ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁J ain ▁and ▁H indu ▁religious ▁figures . ▁Con struct ed ▁in ▁rock ▁cut ▁style , ▁the ▁un fin ished ▁temple ▁was ▁built ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁P and yan ▁king ▁Par ant aka ▁Ned un j ada i ya ▁( 7 6 8 - 8 0 0 ▁CE ). ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁approximately ▁ 1 5 0 ▁nich es ▁in ▁the ▁bed , ▁that ▁includes ▁images ▁of ▁G om ates hw ara , ▁Par sh van ath a ▁and ▁other ▁T irth ank ar as ▁of ▁the ▁J ain ism . ▁ ▁The ▁car v ings ▁in ▁the ▁V ett u van ▁Ko il ▁show ▁the ▁top ▁portion ▁of ▁the