| Viralimalai | |
| Settlement Type: | taluk |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates: | 10.6017°N 78.5464°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pudukkottai |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 38,866 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 621316 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 04339 |
| Registration Plate: | TN-55 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Trichy, Pudukkottai |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Karur |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Assembly constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Viralimalai |
Viralimalai is a developing town and Suburb of city of Tiruchirappalli, located in Pudukkottai District, 28 km from Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India. The famous Lord Shanmuganathar temple is situated on the top of the granite hill at Viralimalai. The temple was once a renowned seat of the Bharatanatyam dance form and boasted of a separate dancer for each of the 32 adavus (dance movements).Arunagirinathar vizha(festival) also takes place each year in the Tamil month of aadi.
The natural caverns in the hillock show signs of early human habitation and may have shared the fortunes of Kodumbalur, 6 km away. The presence of an early Chola temple suggests that Viralimalai was a prosperous village as early as the 9th century AD.[1] The sides of this hill are covered with non-thorny trees, mainly Wrightia. Viralimalai is home to an exclusive kuravanji dance-drama. The kuravanji named after Viralimalai has had an unbroken tradition of presentation for nearly two centuries. On Maha Shivaratri night every year, till 1993, the Kuravanji was played as an all-night show to large crowds of nobles, officials and ordinary folk, in front of the mandapam below the foot of the hill.[2]
Peacocks are abundant in the region and Viralimalai forms a sanctuary for the birds.[3] The town, Temple and Peacock Sanctuary have been declared and funded as a Heritage Place by order of the Governor.[4] [5] Viralimalai tk
Viralimalai (tk) Churches in Viralimalai:Trinity Full Gospel Church, east car street, ViralimalaiSt. Philip Neri Church, MGR Nagar, Viralimalai