Namakkal District - History |
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Namakkal
is also called as "Namagiri". At Namakkal Sri Mahalakshmi's
prayer made Sri Narasimha Swamy calm. So he blessed her and gave many boonsto
her. From this time, the fame of Mahalakshmi began to spread all overthe
world. Here Lord Narasimha is called "Lakshmi Narasimha" because
ofthe boon given by the Lord to Sri Mahalakshmi. Onthe eastern side of the rock there is also a cave temple. It is calledSri Ranganatha Temple,where Lord Vishnu is seen sleeping on Adhisesha.In the same cave temple the Lord is seen in Sankara Narayana Thirukkolamand on the other side Vamana Avatharam is engraved. The Lord Narasimhaswamy Temple Lord Ranganathar Temple have been declared as monuments underthe preservation of Monuments and sites Act 1958 and they are protectedby the Archeological Department. These two temples are maintained and administeredby the H.R. and C.E. Department and Grade I Executive Officer is administeringthese temple affairs. Daily poojas are being performed as per VaikanasaAgama. Theglories of goddess Namagiri Thayar spread all over India. The devoteeswho Visit Namakkal first are heartly worshipping the Goddess and give offeringsto her. They also pray to get wishes fulfilled immediately. They wholeheartedly offer Her Jewels, Sarees etc., The Dasara festival is being performedfor ten days for Sri Mahalakshmi. The Car festival is being celebratedfor 15 days to Lord Narashima, Sri Hanuman, and Sri Ranganathar are the stars of Panguni Hastham every year. The Hanuman Jeyanthi iscelebrated in a grand manner during the new moon-day of Margazhi everyyear. Themyth says the cave temples were constructed by Viswakarma (Devine
Mason)but the Archeological Survey says that the caves were constructed
by Adhiyamanrulers who ruled over Kongu, The cave sculptures were engraved
by GUNSILA Adhiyan Kula, King during 7th Century. |
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