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Namakkal to Salem. The temple has a flat gateway tower with a pillared hall leading to the sanctum. The sanctum houses the image of 18 ft (5.5 m) Anjaneyar axially facing the Narasimha shrine in the foothills, located 130 m (430 ft) away. The image of Anjaneyar is
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Lakshmi requested him to get her a view of Vishnu in the form of Narasimha. Hanuman entrusted the saligrama to her and asked her to hold it until he returns. Lakshmi placed the image at this place, which grew into a mount before Hanuman could return. Narasimha appeared before both of them and set
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was an ardent devotee of Vishnu against the wishes of his father. He also tried to slay
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carved out of a single stone and believed to be existing from the 5th century. There is no roof over the sanctum and
Anjaneyar has a unique iconography sporting a sword in his waist and holding a garland made of
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