Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Vetrivel Muruganukku Hara Aro Hara !!
Chinna Vallimalai Sri Subramanya
Swamy temple is one of the Abhimana Kshetram of Lord Subramanya located in
Vellore, Tamilnadu. There are two
shrines of Lord Subramanya situated one in the foot of the hill and other at
the hill top.
Presiding deity – Sri
Subramanyaswamy with his consorts Goddess Sri Valli & Deivayanai
Mangalasasanam – Saint
Arunagirinathar sung praising the glories of Lord Subramanya
Theertham – Saravana Poikai
Sthalavruksham - Vengai
Festivals – Vaikasi Visakam,
Panguni Uthiram, Skandha Shashti, Adi Theppostavam/float festival, Masi
Brahmostavam, Thirukarthikai, Thaipoosam, Sri Valli Thiukalyana Utsavam, Girivalam
on Pournami days,
Significant places –
Pongiamman shrine/Goddess Sri
Valli and the PongiParai, on the right there are two hills named after Goddess
Sri Lakshmi and Sri Saraswathi
Thirupukazh Vallimalai Swamigal
statue
Thirupukazh Vallimalai Swamigal
Samadhisthal & Mutt
Sri Ganesagiri/Irattai Pillayar
Kumari Theertham
Saravana Poikai
Thirumalgireeswaram situated at the
hilltop where Goddess Valli undertook ritual bath, after grinding turmeric into
paste and applied on her body. An
elephant hill situated close to this place where Lord Ganesha appeared in the form
of an elephant before Valli and threatened her.
Worshipped by – Goddess Sri Valli
Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha,
Nambirajan & nine warriors,
The legend has that Lord Vishnu
took the form of a Sage, arrived on Earth and underwent austerities. Simultaneously Goddess Sri Mahalakshmi also
arrived in the form of a deer. The
moment Lord’s compassionate gaze fell on the deer, instantly the deer conceived
with a female child and eventually gave birth in the middle of afforest. Shortly, this child was found by Nambirajan,
chief of tribal clan. He had no offspring’s,
affectionately brought up the child and named her Valli as she was found amidst
of Valli shrubs (Tapioca). As the years
passed Vallli grew into a beautiful young maiden. Later,
she was assigned the work of protecting the crops in their field. Lord Subramanya appeared before her and pleaded
to marrying him. After several attempts
of Lord Subramanya to convince her about the purpose of her birth, consequently
Valli realized and married to Lord at Thiruthani with the consent of her
father.
Hill temple remains open from
7.00 AM to 12.00 PM in the morning and 4.30 PM to 6.30PM in the evenings and
the temple at the foot of the hill remains open from 7.00 AM to 12PM in the
morning and 4.30 PM to 7.00PM in the evenings.
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