Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple

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Please make a visit to NARASINGAM at Yanaimalai Otthakkadai just 1.5 km from

Thirumohur(actually on the opposite direction) to have a Dharshan of enchanting

Narasimha and Narasingavalli Thayar.Though not a Divya Desam, The Perumal there

is a VARAPRASATHI

dasan,

T.Raguveeradayal

On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 R Subramanian wrote :

>Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple

>At

>Anthili

>Anthili is a non-descript village about 2 kms south of Arakanda

>Nallur Police Station on the banks of River South Pennai. Arakanda

>Nallur is a Railway Station close to Tirukkoviloor on the Villupuram-

>Tirukkoviloor route. Arakanda Nallur is also connected by road.

>The temple at Anthili is open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 7

>p.m. If prior intimation is given to the Baktha Jana Sabha at Ph no.

>04153-254098, special poojas can be arranged.

>Coming to the stahala puranam, Lord Maha Vishnu in the form of

>Narasimha came out of a granite pillar to kill Hiranyakasibu, the

>father & tormentor of Prahlad. In this avtar, the Lord rushed to help

>Prahlad without calling his vahanam, Garuda. So also in Gajendra

>Moksha. These caused much anxiety to Garuda who felt extremely

>depressed on being left out. He left Vaikuntam and started doing

>penance at Anthili. The severe penance of Garuda pleased the Lord who

>appeared before him and asked him the reasons for his penance. Having

>stated the reasons, Garuda requested the Lord to relieve him of his

>anxiety & depression somehow. Then and there the Lord gave him

>darshan as Lord Narasimha with Mahalakshmi seated on his lap. Garuda

>pleaded that this darshan should be to the people at large. Due to

>Garuda's penance, Anthili thus became a sacred spot for all

>pilgrims.

>The Madhwa seer Sri Vyasarajar visited Anthili and had darshan of the

>Lord on top of a small hillock that looked liked Garuda to him. The

>same Vyasarajar became Sri Raghavendra in his next birth. Sri

>Vyasarajar also consecrated a temple for Hanuman during the glorious

>reign of the Vijayanagar Emperors.

>Subsequently, due to continuous raids by infidels, the temple lost

>its glory & importance. In its dilapidated state, the temple was well

>looked after by Sri Anthili Achar and Paranur Sri Krishna Premi

>Swamigal renovated the temple. Anthili Baktha Jana Sabha, the

>villagers and devotees, are now looking after the temple. The

>kumbhabhishekam for this temple took place on 07 June 2004.

>At the temple, the Lord is with Mahalakshmi on his lap. The idol is

>small but the Lord's glory is great.

>There are in all 12 important Narasimha kshetrams in Tamil Nadu

>besides Anthili. They are:

>1. Parikkal near Villupuram.

>2. Singri near Pondicherry and Cuddalore.

>3. Singaperumal Kovil near Chengalpet.

>4. Poovarasan Kuppam near Panruti.

>5. Sholingar near Walajapet.

>6. Polur near Tiruvannamalai.

>7. Sinthalavadi near Trichy.

>8. Namakkal near Salem.

>9. Singar Koil near Vellore.

>10. Narasinghapuram near Tiruvallur.

>11. Avaniyapuram near Kanchipuram.

>Narasimha Kshetrams at places outside Tamil Nadu are:

>1. Tirunarayanapuram at Melkote on the Bangalore-Mysore Highway.

>2. Simhachalam near Visakapatnam, Andhra.

>3. Katri near Kurnool, Andhra.

>4. Ahobilam (Nava Narasimhar) near Nandyal, Andhra.

>5. Mangalagiri near Vijayawada.

>6. Yadagiri Gudda near Hyderabad, Andhra.

>And

>7. Kunjala near Sosale, Karnataka.

>The author has visited only the following:

>1. Parikkal.

>2. Singri.

>3. Poovarasan Kuppam.

>4. Singa Perumal Koil.

>5. Sholingur.

>6. Narasingapuram.

>And

>7. Simhachalam.

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Dasan,

Thiruppathy Raguveeradayal,

C/O Srirangam Srimad Andavan Ashramam,

THIRUPPULLANI