Vellimalai Kumaraswamy Temple Kumaracoil, Kanyakumari

VELLIMALAI KUMARASWAMY TEMPLE

Kumaracoil, Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu, India

God

Kumaraswamy Manavala Kumaran is the main deity of this temple, who is an incarnation of Lord Subramanyam. Here deity is facing in East direction, a monolithic sculpture measuring eight feet and eight inches in height.

Goddess

Goddess Valli is the consort of Lord Subramanyam, here Valli is six and a half feet tall.

Best Season To Visit

The best season to visit the temple is Winter season. The best months to visit are September to February.

Weather

Highest - April to June (38°C during day and 26°C during night)Average - May (37 °C during the day and 21 °C during night)Lowest - October to February (30 °C during day and 18 °C during night)Monsoon season - August to September

Dress Code

For men the dress code is Shirt & Trouser, Dhoti or Pyjamas with upper cloth.
For women the preferred dress code is saree or half-saree with blouse or chudidhar with pyjama and upper cloth.
Shorts, mini-skirts, middies, sleeveless tops, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts are not allowed.

Do's & Dont's

Do bathe and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
Do respect ancient customs and co-piligrims while at temple.

Smoking and drinking is prohibited in this temple.
Chewing betel leaves, tobacco, gutka and spitting inside temple is strictly prohibited.

transport connections

Name	Distance	Contact Number
Kumaracoil Bus Stand	2.1 KM	04652-246285
Eraniel Junction	8.2 KM	139
Trivandrum International Airport	62.6 KM	0471-2702600

Railway Station Name	Distance	Contact Number
Eraniel Junction	8.2 KM	139

Airport Name	Distance	Contact Number
Trivandrum International Airport	62.6 KM	0471-2702600

Architecture

Vellimalai Kumaraswamy Temple is facing in East direction and can be reached by a flight of thirty-eight steps. Goddess Valli who adorns the sanctum is six and a half feet tall. Nandippadam and Murugan Padam on the top of the hill are believed to be the imprints of Nandi and Murugan. Kalyana Vinayakar, who aided his brother in his marriage with Valli is in the right side of the entrance to the inner circumambulatory path. On the western circumambulatory path there is a shrine for Kasi Lingam and on the southern circumambulatory path there are shrines for Mahadevar, Sivakami and Chandikeswarar. Temple has a koneru named as Theppakulam.

Religious Significance

It is said that Valli Kalyanam, Lord Muruga’s wedding with Valli, took place here. Many believe that Nambi Rajan the adopted father of Valli was the ruler of the place. It is also said that this was the place where Valli played with her friends while taking care of the Thinai – a crop – fields. People also said the place was the one where Lord Muruga stood as the Vengai tree for Valli. Inference is being made by some people that Valli Kalyanam was performed at Thiruthani. Valli Kalyanam is love marriage (Kantharva Kalyanam) and Deivanai did not attend it. In Thiruthani, Muruga Peruman is alone and his two consorts are in separate Sannidhanams. Kantha Puranam lines read as “venki uritha paramparan ma magan vengai uru kolave” meaning, the great son of Lord Shiva disguised as Vengai tree. Therefore, Vengai tree is inseparable part of Valli Kalyanam (marriage). This evidence is present in Kumarakoil. Those being enough evidence to prove that the Kantharva Kalyanam of Lord Muruga with Valli did take place at Kumara Koil.

History

This temple was built in 18th century C.E.

Temple Timings

Day	Timings
All Days	05:00 AM - 12:30 PM	04:00 PM - 08:30 PM

Tours

Airports

Airport Name	Distance
Shamshabad	40 KM
Lorem Ipsum	12 KM

Railway Stations

Railway Station Name	Distance
Secunderabad	10 KM
Nampally	12 KM
Begumpet	6 KM
Lingampally	20 KM

Bus Stations

Bus Station Name	Distance
MGBS	35 KM
CBS	28 KM
kukatpally	20 KM
Lingampally	30 KM
Uppal	35 KM

Private Transports

Transport Name	Distance	Contact Number
Private Transport	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757
Private Transport1	8 KM	9546858757