Sun Dec, 14., 2008
After a plan to visit the Lakshmi Narahsimha Swami temple, Sholingur, we started from home at 6.00 am sharp. Having booked a cab from a taxi center, the travel took around two and half an hours to reach the temple. 8.30 was the time, when we stepped our foot at Sholingur. Sholingur, outwards, is located near Tirutani and Arakanom, from either sides. A 10km journey from Arakonam will land you in Sholingur. Located in Tiruvallur district. The earth near temple are mostly unplotted. Mostly covered by mountains and hills, Sholingur, is really a good place, provided there is no effect of the striking sun. A calm whether can make Sholingur LN temple trip a most memorable one.
Two major temples, located over the hills. 1. Lakshmi Narahsimha Swami, 2. Anjaneya Swami. Nevertheless located on two different hills, the altitude is more or less the same. The LN(Lakshmi Narahsimha) Swami temple contains around 1,350 steps from the down-hill. Not so very steep, except very few such places. The statue of Narahsimha, an avatar of Lord Vishnu, is placed here and called as Yoga Narahsimhar. 'Narahsimha' avatar of Lord Vishnu is derived from the two words, Narayanan (Lord Vishnu)+Simham(Lion). LN has a body of an ordinary man, as of Lord Vishnu and head of a Simham (Lion). Avatar motive was to kill Iranya kasibu, a wicked dictator and to save the world. LNr is believed to be one of the most powerful GOD.
The temple located over the hill, is full of Monkeys. One can see Family's of monkeys going here and there.. U need to be a bit careful with what you have in your hand else, within no time, you may find it snatched away by them....
