Thirukkadigai
Tamil Nadu, India
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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Thirukkadigai, or Sholingapuram, is a Dravidian-style Hindu temple in Sholinghur village in Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu, dedicated to Vishnu in his form as Lakshmi Narasimhar. Among the 108 Divya Desams—the most sacred Vaishnava pilgrimage sites celebrated in the early medieval Naalayira Divya Prabandham of the Alvar saints (6th–9th centuries)—the temple features three distinct shrines dedicated to Narasimha, Bhaktavatsala Perumal, and Hanuman, distributed across and at the base of its hilltop setting. A granite wall encloses the temple compounds, which are crowned by a five-tiered rajagopuram, while a temple tank occupies the foothills opposite the main entrance. Following Tenkalai tradition, the temple observes six daily rituals and major festivals including Karthikai, Brahmotsavam, and Narasimha Jayanti throughout the year.
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