Narasingam Yoga Narasimha Perumal Temple
Tamil Nadu
Narasingam is a village located 8 km from Madurai on the road to Melur, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is named for the nearby cave temple dedicated to Yoga Narasimha Perumal, at the foot of the Yanaimalai hills. This temple was constructed in 770 CE by Madurakavi alias Marankaari who was the minister of the Madurai King Parantaka Nedunjadaiyan. There is a front mandapam (court). The sculpture of Narasinga Perumal is carved out of the hill itself. The temple is a good example of the cave sculpturing of the Pandya Kingdom. In front of this there is a stone temple for the goddess Narasingavalli. This place is situated between two holy places — Alagar Koyil in the north and Thirumohur in the east.
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Where it is
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How to reach
- By train: nearest station Madurai Junction railway station (MDU), about 13 km by road.
- By air: Madurai International Airport (IXM), about 23 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple – Madurai, Madurai district (about 12 km)
- Arulmigu Murugan Temple, Pazhamudircholai (Solaimalai) – Solaimalai, Alagar hills, above Alagar Kovil, Madurai district (approx. 25 km north-east of Madurai) (about 18 km)
- Arulmigu Subramaniyaswamy Temple, Thiruparankundram – Thiruparankundram, Madurai district (about 8 km south-west of Madurai city) (about 20 km)
- Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple, Palani – Palani, Dindigul district (on Sivagiri hill) (about 113 km)
- Arulmigu Jambukeswarar Akilandeswari Temple, Thiruvanaikaval – Thiruvanaikaval, Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), on Srirangam island between the Kaveri and Kollidam rivers (about 142 km)
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