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Village in Tamil Nadu, India

Singirikudi
Village
SingirikudiLocation in Tamil Nadu, IndiaShow map of Tamil NaduSingirikudiSingirikudi (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 11°51′55″N 79°46′51″E / 11.8653°N 79.7808°E / 11.8653; 79.7808
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Taluk	Cuddalore
Block	Cuddalore
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	605007
Telephone code	0413
Vehicle registration	TN-31

Singirikudi is a revenue village in Cuddalore of Tamil Nadu, India.

This is one of the Nava-Narasimha temples of Tamil Nadu which are popular for the worship of Vishnu as Narasimha. Also, this is one of the 3 temples along with Puvarasamkuppam and Parikkalpattu which are being worshipped on the same day by the devotees. The form of Vishnu as Narasimha here is Ugra Narasimha and he is disemboweling and killing the demon Hiranyakashipu on his laps. There are separate shrines for Lakshmi as Kanakavalli and Andal and unusually, they both are facing the opposite direction to that of Vishnu.

History of Singirikudi Narashima Kanakavalli Temple

Sage Vasishtha who was cursed by King Nimi, approached his father Brahma and mother Sarasvati and sought their help. Brahma and Sarasvati asked him to proceed to Singirikudi and do penance propitiating Vishnu as Narasimha. Vashishtha went to Singirikudi and attained salvation through penance. Vishnu in the form of Narasimha was pleased with his devotion gave audience to him. This place is called Singirikudi as the presiding deity Vishnu here is Narasimha known as Singaperumal. Narasimha has 16 hands and looks ferocious as he disembowels and kills Hiranyakashipu. Narasimha's appearance star Svati is celebrated on a grand scale. This is a Prarthana Sthala for Vishnu as Narashima and Lakshmi as Kanakavalli.

The Main Statues of Narasimha and Kanakavalli inside the Singirikudi Narashima Kanakavalli Temple

On Vishnu as Narashima's right side Hiranyakashipu's son Prahalada, Sage Vasishta and God Shukra are present. On Vishnu as Narashima's left side Hiranyakashipu's wife Kayadhu is represented when Vishnu as Narasimha disembowels and kills Hiranyakashipu. It appears that such a representation of Vishnu as Narasimha disemboweling and killing Hiranyakashipu is there in only two places in the Indian Subcontinent, with the other being in Rajasthan. Also, Lakshmi as Kanakavalli has a separate shrine here in this temple.

External links

References

"Cuddalore taluk Map, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu". Retrieved 10 October 2013.
"List of revenue villages in Cuddalore taluk, Tamil Nadu". Retrieved 10 October 2013.
"Singirikudi".
"Singirikudi Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami Temple". 5 January 2020.
"Singarkudi Temple". Published by Temple authorities. 2004.

v t e Cuddalore taluk
Revenue Villages	Alapakkam Andarmullipallam Annavalli Arisiperiyankuppam Azhagiyanatham Cuddalore Cuddalore O.T (municipal) Irandayeeravilagam Kalaiyur Kambilimedu Kangamanayakkankuppam Karaikadu Karaimedu Karaiyerivittakuppam Karaiyerivittakuppam (municipal) Karamanikuppam Karanapattu Karupadithundu Kayalpattu Keez Azhinjipattu Keez Kumaramangalam Kilinjikuppam Kondur (municipal) Koothapakkam Kothandaramapuram Kudikadu Kumarapettai Kunamangalam Kundu-uppalavadi Malayaaperumal Agaram Manjakuppam Maruthadu Mathalapattu Mavadipalayam Melakuppam Melazhinjipattu Naduveerapattu Nagappanur Nallathur Nathapattu Odalappattu Otteri Pachaiyankuppam Pallipattu Pathirikuppam Periyakanganamkuppam Pillali Ponniyankuppam Pudukadai Ramapuram Sedapalayam Sellancheri Sellankuppam Semmankuppam Senjikumarapuram Sennapannayakkanpalayam Singarakudi Sinnakanganamkuppam Suba Uppalavadi Thennampakkam Thevanampattinam Thiruchopuram Thirumanikuzhi Thirupanampakkam Thirupapuliyur Thiruvanthipuram Thiyagavalli Thookkanampakkam Thookkanampakkam Thottapattu Uchimedu Ulleripattu Utharamanikam Vadapuram Keezhpathi Vanamadevi North Vanamadevi South Vannarapalayam Varakkalapattu Velisemmandalam Vellakarai Vellapakkam Vettukulam Villankalpattu Vilvarayanatham
Taluks in Cuddalore District

Cuddalore taluk

Revenue Villages

Taluks in Cuddalore District

v t e Cuddalore district
Taluks	Bhuvanagiri Chidambaram Cuddalore Kattumannarkoil Panruti Srimushnam Tittakudi Kurinjipadi Veppur Vriddachalam
Revenue blocks	Annagramam Bhuvanagiri Cuddalore Kammapuram Kattumannarkoil Keerapalayam Komaratchi Kurinjipadi Mangalur Nallur Panruti Parangipettai Vriddhachalam
Revenue divisions	Chidambaram Cuddalore Vriddachalam
Municipal Corporations	Cuddalore
Municipalities	Chidambaram Nellikuppam Panruti Virudhachalam Vadalur Tittakudi
Bodies of water	Kollidam River Perumal Eri Ponnaiyar River(South Pennar River) Veeranam Lake Vellar River Wellington Lake
History	Sangam period Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Nayaks of Gingee Nawab of the Carnatic Company Raj British Raj Siege of Cuddalore Battle of Cuddalore
Places of interest	Chidambaram Temple Silver Beach Fort St David Neyveli Lignite Corporation Pataleeswarar Temple Pichavaram Satyagnana Sabha Thillai Kali Temple Thiruvadigai Temple Thiruvanthipuram Temple Vriddhagiriswarar Temple
Universities	Annamalai University

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