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[[File:Jain Sculptures, Jain Cave, Vallimalai.jpg|thumb|[[Jain]] [[tirthankar]]s 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 ([[Thiruthani Murugan Temple|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 [[Devayanai|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|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 [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Chennai circle|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 [[Murti|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 [[Cassava|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 [[Murti|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 [[Kalugumalai Jain Beds|carved caves]] for [[Jain]] monks who lived here to spread their [[Jainism|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>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Vallimalai&params=13.0725_N_79.2712_E_type:city_region:IN GeoHack - Vallimalai]

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[[Category:Villages in Vellore district]]
[[Category:Murugan temples in Tamil Nadu]]

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