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Namakkal, Tamil Nadu · 11.2222°, 78.1642°
A cave temple cut into the rock below Namakkal Fort, enshrining a seated Narasimha with his consort Namagiri Tayar. Its panels of Trivikrama, Narasimha slaying Hiranyakashipu and the reclining Vishnu make it an important example of early South Indian rock-cut sculpture.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Lakshmi is said to have performed penance here after Narasimha refused to forgive Hiranyakashipu; the shaligrama image Hanuman carried for her grew into the hill on which Narasimha then made his abode.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pandya
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