Rock cut Narsimha Temple, Namakkal

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prakash manjrekar
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Namakkal is a famous Sthalam because of Sri Namagiri Thayar's merciness, the greatness to Lakshmi Narasimha's cave temple and the greatness of the Hanuman. The name Namakkal derives from Namagiri, which is the name of the single rock formation at the center of the town. Namagiri Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy Temple a beautiful "swayam udbhava" (naturally formed) murti of Lord Vishnu in the form of Sri Narasimha Swamy.The ancient cave temple are carved out of an imposing hill.There is a separate shrine for Goddess Namagiri Lakshmi. It was in front of Namagiri Narashimhaswamy.