| Vallimalai | |
| Native Name Lang: | ta |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | Tamil Nadu |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Vallimalai, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu |
| Coordinates: | 13.0725°N 79.2712°Whttps://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Vallimalai&params=13.0725_N_79.2712_E_type:city_region:IN |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Vellore district |
| Established Title: | |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 268 |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 632520 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone Code |
| Area Code: | +914172xxxxxx |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Other Neighbourhoods |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Vellore, Katpadi, Ponnai, Ammoor, Ranipet, Walajapet and Thiruvalam |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Municipal body |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | District Collector |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | P. Kumaravel Pandian, 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 |
Vallimalai is a village in Katpadi taluk (Vellore North Taluk) of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located from Vellore City and it is near Ponnai. It is known for Subramaniyar temple, a Hindu temple for Murugan.[1]
is the place where, 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 was born to the Deer). Raised up by the Chief of the tribe, grew up to be a beautiful damsel. Narada muni recounted about to thereafter went to woo the damsel . After several vain attempts and finally with Lord Ganesha's help, and are united. They elope from 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.
is a dear place to and thus, and Deyvaanai (; ta|தெய்வானை; in Tamil pronounced as /d̪ejʋaːnaɪ̯/) live eternally at this place. There is the Thiruppugazh aashramam atop, where the tradition of lives on. During the Pallava dynasty's regime, they built the Subramaniyar temple, a rock cut temple dedicated to .[2] The temple is one of the monuments of national importance in Tamil Nadu.[3]
Another legend about how came to the involves lord Vishnu. In the foot of hill 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 .In [4] 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.
See main article: Vallimalai Jain caves. Western Ganga dynasty king Raja Mallan-I carved caves for Jain monks who lived here to spread their religion in Tamilakam.[5]