VELLIMALAI

VELLIMALAI

Vellimalai (Silver Mountain, 1,650 m) area is a heart of Meghamalai. Silver-lined clouds seem to rest gently on green hilltops and nestled somewhere in this region is the place where the river Vaigai originates. This lovely place will give an opportunity to see wild animals and aesthetically and scientifically managed tea gardens.

Vellimalai is famous for the Lord Murugan Temple called as "Bala Subramaniya Swamy Koil" located atop of the hill Vellimalai. The temple attracts lot of pilgrims from the surrounding areas. The famous festivals of the temple are "Sasti Sura Samkaram"- killing of Suran, the demon leader by Lord Bala Subramaniya Swamy and Vaikasi Visakam. From the top of the hill the major part of the green Kanya Kumari District can be viewed, which will be a mind blowing experience for nature lovers.

VELLIMALAI BALASUBRAMANIYA SWAMI TEMPLE

Significance:

The 200 feet high Vellimalai hill is located in the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent 7 miles west of Nagarkoil. South of this hill is the ocean and north of the hill are the western ghats. In this scenic area is located the ancient Balasubramanya swami temple on top of the Velli malai hill.

The Temple:

The presiding deity here is Balasubramanyar enshrined as a monolithic image facing east in the sanctum of the Vellimalai temple which is accessed through a flight of steps.

The temple is a small one, the image of Balasubramanyar is said to face the Shiva temple (Sthaanumaalayan) at Suchindram . On top of the hill are the Nandippadam and the Murugappadam believed tobe imprints of the feet of Nandi and Murugan here.

Local belief has it that barren women go on to deliver healthy children upon worshipping at this temple.