In childhood travelling frequently from Bangalore to Trichy by road I remember seeing this huge rock in the centre of the town . A couple of days ago I could re visit this town and had a look at the temples.Since it was around 3 PM the sannidhis were closed. The towering Anjeneya was how ever open to our prayers
LEGENDS AND STORIES:
The ASI which maintains the temple says it is a pallava rock cut temple probably from 500 CE.
Anjeneya once was carrying a Saligrama from Mandakini river with him and he alighted here as he saw Mahalakshmi praying for Lord's darshan as Narasimha. Since the saligrama must not be kept on the ground he requested Mahalakshmi thayar to hold it while he finished his bath . As Hanuman was delayed and as previosly informed by her Mahalakshmi placed the saligrama on the ground and the Saligrama grew to be the hillock and the lord gave her darshan as Narasimha with Lakshmi getting enshrined here as Namagiri thayar
LEGENDS AND STORIES:
The ASI which maintains the temple says it is a pallava rock cut temple probably from 500 CE.
Anjeneya once was carrying a Saligrama from Mandakini river with him and he alighted here as he saw Mahalakshmi praying for Lord's darshan as Narasimha. Since the saligrama must not be kept on the ground he requested Mahalakshmi thayar to hold it while he finished his bath . As Hanuman was delayed and as previosly informed by her Mahalakshmi placed the saligrama on the ground and the Saligrama grew to be the hillock and the lord gave her darshan as Narasimha with Lakshmi getting enshrined here as Namagiri thayar
Srinivasa Ramanujam the Maths genius was an ardent devotee of Namagiri thayar. In his life story it is recorded by himself that in his dreams complex mathematical equations would be worked out by Namagiri Thayar which he would at once wake up and write down in his notebook. He has said all his maths genius was the blessings of Namagiri thayar. His mother was in a quandary whether to allow him to travel to UK in those days. She prayed to the Goddess and picked paper chits in front of the Goddess and she was given assent to allow Ramanujam to go to UK .
HOW TO REACH:
Namakkal is in the middle of Tamilnadu between Salem and Rasipuram on the Salem Karur highway The Hillock and temple are both in the middle of the town
The Anjaneya carved from a single rock and is 18 feet tall with a japamala in one hand and wears a sword on his waist band
About 150mts away and across two roads is the hillock with the Narasimha swamy temple Anjaneya
HOW TO REACH:
Namakkal is in the middle of Tamilnadu between Salem and Rasipuram on the Salem Karur highway The Hillock and temple are both in the middle of the town
The Anjaneya carved from a single rock and is 18 feet tall with a japamala in one hand and wears a sword on his waist band
About 150mts away and across two roads is the hillock with the Narasimha swamy temple Anjaneya
faces the temple
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As you climb the steps and observe the dhwaja stambha you realise that the whole structure is cleaved
out of a single rockAs you climb the steps and observe the dhwaja stambha you realise that the whole structure is cleaved
As you climb the steps you can see the main Deity Narasimha with Mahalakshmi enshrined on his chest and not on his lap as in other temples
on the left side is the separate sannidhi for Namagiri thayar
There are sannidhis for Rama, Krishna, Nammalwar ,Ramanujacharya
He are pics of a few interesting sculptures I saw
Dasavatharam in the entrance
Narthana Ganapathy
Board explaining the various sannidhis and method of visiting
on the left side is the separate sannidhi for Namagiri thayar
There are sannidhis for Rama, Krishna, Nammalwar ,Ramanujacharya
He are pics of a few interesting sculptures I saw
Dasavatharam in the entrance
Narthana Ganapathy
Board explaining the various sannidhis and method of visiting
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