Vallimalai
Vallimalai | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 Subramanya Temple, Vallimalai | |
  Vallimalai Vallimalai, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates: 13°04′21″N 79°16′16″E / 13.0725°N 79.2712°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| District | Vellore district |
| Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 632520 |
| Telephone Code | +914172xxxxxx |
| District Collector | P. Kumaravel Pandian, I. A. S. |
| Lok Sabha | Arakkonam |
| Vidhan Sabha | Katpadi |
| MP | S. Jagathrakshakan |
| MLA | Durai Murugan |
Vallimalai is a village in Katpadi taluk (Vellore North Taluk ) of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, India. The Pallava dynasty built the Subramaniyar temple, a rock cut temple to Murugan. The temple is one of the monuments of national importance in Tamil Nadu.
Vallimalai Jain caves
Western Ganga dynasty king Raja Mallan-I carved caves for Jain monks who lived here to spread Jainism in Tamilakam.
References
- ↑ Vijaya Ramaswamy (22 May 2007). Historical Dictionary of the Tamils. Scarecrow Press. pp. 298–. ISBN 978-0-8108-6445-0.
- ↑ "List of Monuments — Tamil Nadu". Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ↑ "Rock-cut beds discovered at village in Tiruvannamalai". The Hindu. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
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