Thursday, September 25, 2014

Vellimalai Hills

Vellimalai Hills
Vellimalai Hills also known as "Velvi Malai", the southern end of the western ghats.
The temple there is dedicated to Lord Muruga also known as Lord Subramania.
Vellimalai is famous for the Lord Murugan Temple called as "Bala Subramaniya Swamy Koil" located atop of the hill Vellimalai.
This rock cut hill temple is built on top of a small hill accessed through a flight of 300 steps. Much of the temple is within a cave. The cave temple is in three levels successively increasing in elevation.
mountain called Veli Malai. The Veli Malai is believed to be a place where lord Muragan married the tribal girl Valli. The Murugan deity here, is standing posture is 6 feet tall. The temple has also a long history dates back to 17th century.







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