{{Use dmy dates|date= September 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date= September 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Vallimalai |native_name = |native_name_lang = ta |other_name = |settlement_type = Neighbourhood |image_skyline = File:Subramanya Temple.JPG |image_alt = |image_caption = Subramanya Temple, Vallimalai |nickname = |image_map = |map_alt = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Tamil Nadu |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_map_alt = |pushpin_map_caption = Vallimalai, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu |coordinates = {{coord|13.0725|N|79.2712|E|display=inline,title}}[https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Vallimalai¶ms=13.0725_N_79.2712_E_type:city_region:IN] |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = 23x16px|border|alt=Tamil NaduTamil Nadu |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = Vellore district |established_title = <! -- Established --> |government_type = |government_body = |unit_pref = Metric |area_footnotes = |area_rank = |area_total_km2 = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 268 |elevation_ft = |population_total = |population_as_of = |population_rank = |population_density_km2 = |demographics_type1 = Languages |demographics1_title1 = Official |demographics1_info1 = Tamil, English |timezone1 = IST |utc_offset1 = +5:30 |postal_code_type = PIN |postal_code = 632520 |area_code_type = Telephone Code |area_code = +914172xxxxxx |registration_plate = |blank1_name_sec1 = Other Neighbourhoods |blank1_info_sec1 = Vellore, Katpadi, Ponnai, Ammoor, Ranipet, Walajapet and Thiruvalam |blank2_name_sec1 = Municipal body |blank2_info_sec1 = |blank3_name_sec1 = District Collector |blank3_info_sec1 = P. Kumaravel Pandian,<br />I. A. S. |blank4_name_sec1 = LS |blank4_info_sec1 = Arakkonam |blank5_name_sec1 = VS |blank5_info_sec1 = Katpadi |blank6_name_sec1 = MP |blank6_info_sec1 = S. Jagathrakshakan |blank7_name_sec1 = MLA |blank7_info_sec1 = Durai Murugan |website = |footnotes = }}
[[File:Jain Sculptures, Jain Cave, Vallimalai.jpg|thumb|Jain tirthankars in Cave]]
'''Vallimalai''' is a village in Katpadi taluk ( Vellore North Taluk ) of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located {{convert|30|km}} from Vellore City and it is near Ponnai. It is known for Subramaniyar temple, a Hindu temple for Murugan.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/New_en.php?id=178 | title=Sri Subramanyaswami temple | publisher=Dinamalar | access-date=25 March 2014 | archive-date=25 March 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325083019/http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/New_en.php?id=178 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
{{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Vaḷḷimalai}} is the place where {{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Vaḷḷi}}, the daughter of Lord Vishnu and Lakshmi was born (according to legends, via the sweat drop from Lakshmi that fell on the grass at this place, and later on consumed by a female deer, thereafter {{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Vaḷḷi}} was born to the Deer). Raised up by the Chief of the tribe, {{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Vaḷḷi}} grew up to be a beautiful damsel. Narada muni recounted about {{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Vaḷḷi}} to {{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Murugan}} thereafter {{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Murugaṉ}} went to woo the damsel {{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Vaḷḷi}}. After several vain attempts and finally with Lord Ganesha's help, {{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Vaḷḷi}} and {{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Murugaṉ}} are united. They elope from {{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Vaḷḷimalai}} and get married, settle down at Thanigai (Thirutthani).
There is another place by name Vellimalai, near Kanyakumari and Nagercoil bordering with Kerala State, which subscribes to the same story, where in Valli was born to marry with Murugan in a love marriage.
{{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Vaḷḷimalai}} is a dear place to {{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Vaḷḷi}} and thus {{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Vaḷḷi}}, {{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Murugaṉ}} and Deyvaanai ({{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Teyvāṉai}}; <small>{{langx|ta|தெய்வானை}}</small>; <big>{{IPA|ta|d̪ejʋaːnaɪ̯|}}</big>) live eternally at this place. There is the Thiruppugazh aashramam atop {{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Vaḷḷimalai}}, where the tradition of {{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Vaḷḷi}} lives on. During the Pallava dynasty's regime, they built the Subramaniyar temple, a rock cut temple dedicated to {{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Murugaṉ}}.<ref name="Ramaswamy2007">{{cite book|author=Vijaya Ramaswamy|title=Historical Dictionary of the Tamils|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H4q0DHGMcjEC&pg=PA298|date=22 May 2007|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-6445-0|pages=298–}}</ref> The temple is one of the monuments of national importance in Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_tamilnadu.asp | title=List of Monuments — Tamil Nadu | publisher=Archaeological Survey of India | access-date=25 March 2014}}</ref>
Another legend about how {{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Vaḷḷi}} came to the {{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Vaḷḷimalai}} involves lord Vishnu. In the foot of hill {{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Vaḷḷimalai}} is the Sri Thenvenkatachalapathy temple, where Vishnu's moorthy looks like a saint. According to history when Vishnu was in deep meditation, Lakshmi came in the form of a deer and she plays in front of him. At that time Vishnu's meditation was disturbed and he saw that deer. Due to his holy glory a beautiful daughter was born. Both of them left their daughter for the sake of their devotee king. After that, the king found this infant in a Vaḷḷikiḻaṅku field so, she was called {{Transliteration|ta|ISO|Vaḷḷi}}. In <ref>Sri Then Venkatachalapathy temple</ref> the temple, there is an idol which is Swayambu murthi. There is a belief that childless devotees will get children after praying in this temple.
== Vallimalai Jain caves == {{Main|Vallimalai Jain caves}} Western Ganga dynasty king Raja Mallan-I carved caves for Jain monks who lived here to spread their religion in Tamilakam.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/rockcut-beds-discovered-at-village-in-tiruvannamalai/article1883868.ece | title=Rock-cut beds discovered at village in Tiruvannamalai | work=The Hindu | date=2 August 2007 | access-date=25 March 2014}}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Vallimalai¶ms=13.0725_N_79.2712_E_type:city_region:IN GeoHack - Vallimalai]
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