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Karungulam is a village in Tamil Nadu, India. There are several villages in the same name of Karungulam in Tamil Nadu, but the village Karungulam where Vagulagiri Hill exists is a well known and famous one. After the bifurcation of Tirunelveli District this village has come under the jurisdiction of Tuticorin District.
Lord Marthandeswara Temple is at the very entrance of this village, and so it is also called as Marthandam Karungulam. The unique feature of this temple is that the Navagrahas are with their wives. In Agathiar Naadi Jothidam some of the people are asked to worship this Navagrahas with wives, which shows that it is very old. This village is surrounded by a very few tanks and the water in these tanks is blackish in colour and hence it has acquired this fantastic name.
Sri Santhanamari Amman temple which is managed by the yadava community people of Karungulam is at the southern border;Sri Vadakku Vasal Selvi at the northeastern border;Sri Angala Eshvari at the western border;Sri. Kulasekari sameytha Marthandeshwarar at the northern border at the entrance of the village and Lords Venkatesa and Srinivasa at the top of the hill looking at the village saving and protecting the villagers from evils, communicable diseases and other dangers.
It is interesting to know how the hill at Karungulam acquired the name Vagulagiri. Once upon a time this hill was flourished and covered with beautiful Vagulam Flowers and so it has acquired this name .
The Thamiraparani river flows on the eastern side of this village parallel to the Tirunelveli - Tiruchendur High road. It is believed that the Pushkarani water of Tirupathy adds to Thamiraparani water and makes it sacred. Have a bath in Thamiraparani before going for darshan at vagulagiri makes one purified from sins and elevate him to a peaceful life.
This village is very near to the Athichanallur where ancient civilized people lived. Many edges of Tazhi or big pots used to bury the dead bodies are protruding in the earth surface in the ground portion of Kotai Vasal. Coins and mud vessels have obtained in some places where the ground is dug for laying foundation to new houses. Further archaeological probings may bring out the ancient history of this village
It is believed that many Siddas have lived in Vagulagiri and even now some are still living in Sukshma and Sthula forms. Rishi Agathiyar has visited this hill several times. The people of this village welcome all of you who know the history of this village and the hill now may come to Karungulam and enlighten their soul by having a dip in Thamparaparani and praying the Lords of this hill. "Nava Durga Temple" and Navadurga Temple are near by the Marthandeswarar Temple nava (nine)durgas are in this temple. This is the only one temple in Tamil Nadu has nine kind of durgas got inside.the nine durgas are Śhailaputrī, Brahmachāriṇī, Chandraghaṇṭā, Kushmanda, Skandamātā, Kārtyāyanī, Kālarātrī, Mahāgaurī and Siddhidātrī;