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| caption = Image of Hanuman in standing posture
| map_type = India Tamil Nadu
| map_caption = Location in [[Tamil Nadu]]
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| state = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| district = [[Namakkal district|Namakkal]]
| location = [[Namakkal]]
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'''Namakkal Anjaneyar temple''' is located in [[Namakkal]], a town in [[Namakkal district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]] and is dedicated to the Hindu god [[Hanuman]]. It is constructed in the [[Tamil architecture|Tamil style of architecture]]. The legend of the temple is associated with [[Narasimha]], an [[avatar]] of Hindu god [[Vishnu]] appearing for Hanuman and [[Lakshmi]]. The image of Anjaneyar is {{convert|18|ft|m|abbr=on}} tall, making it one of the tallest images of Hanuman in India. The temple follows the [[Vaikhanasa]] tradition.

The temple has a pillared hall leading to the sanctum. Four daily rituals and many yearly festivals are held at the temple, of which fifteen-day Panguni Uthiram festival celebrated during the [[Tamil calendar|Tamil]] month of ''Panguni'' (March - April) when the image of presiding deities are taken around the streets of the temple, being the most prominent. The temple is maintained and administered by the [[Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department]] of the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].<ref>[http://www.tnhrce.org/hrce_act_1959.html Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959]</ref>

==Legend==
[[File:Ishnu's half-man half-tiger avatar, Narasimha.jpg|left|200x200px|thumb|Narasimha slaying [[Hiranyakasipu]] as Prahlada prays]]
Hiranyakasipu was troubling the [[Deva (Hinduism)|Devas]] as he got a boon from [[Brahma]] that no human can kill him, neither could he be killed in morning, noon or night nor in air, water or ground. His son [[Prahlada]] was an ardent devotee of Vishnu against the wishes of his father. He also tried to slay Prahalada at various times, just to be saved by the divine grace of Vishnu. During a heated argument with Prahalada, Hiranyakasipu was asking if Vishnu is present everywhere and went on to break a pillar with his weapon. Vishnu took the avatar of [[Narasimha]] and appeared from the pillar. Narasimha was a human with lion face and slayed Hiranyakasipu on an evening time in a doorway, which was neither land nor air.<ref name=A>{{cite book|title=Temples of South India|first=Ambujam |last=Anantharaman|page=149|publisher=East West Books (Madras)|year=2006|isbn=978-81-88661-42-8}}</ref>
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Ages past by, when [[Lakshmi]], the consort of Vishnu was doing penance at this place. [[Hanuman]] (locally called Anjaneyar) was carrying an image made of [[Saligrama]] and 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 his abode at this place. The [[Narasimhaswamy Temple, Namakkal|Narasimhaswamy temple]], located right at the foot hills is also associated with this legend and Hanuman is believed to have worshipped him in standing posture form a distance axial to the temple.<ref name="dinamalar"/>

==Architecture==
The temple is located in [[Namakkal]], in the downhill of the Namakkal hill in [[Namakkal district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]] on the road from Namakkal to Salem.<ref>{{cite book|title=Census of India, 1961: Madras Volume 9, Issue 1 of Census of India, 1961, India. Office of the Registrar General|last=India. Office of the Registrar General|publisher=Manager of Publications|year=1965}}</ref> The temple has a flat gateway tower with a pillared hall leading to the sanctum. The sanctum houses the image of {{convert|18|ft|m|abbr=on}} Anjaneyar axially facing the Narasimha shrine in the foothills, located {{convert|130|m|ft|abbr=on}} away. The image of Anjaneyar is 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 [[Saligram]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Monkeys, Motorcycles, and Misadventures|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EaTrCgAAQBAJ&dq=namakkal+temple&pg=PT65|page=65|publisher=Leadstart Publishing PvtLtd|year=2015|isbn=9789352013777}}</ref> The temple is considered one of the prominent temples in the Tamil Nadu state and the country.<ref>{{cite book|title=Hindu Gods and Goddesses|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xhrnkdByWDIC&dq=namakkal+temple&pg=PA49|last=Bansal|first=Sunita Pant|year=2005|publisher=Smriti Books|isbn=9788187967729}}</ref> The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].<ref name=HRCE>{{cite web|title=Thirukoil - Temple list of Tamil Nadu|url=https://tnhrce.gov.in/resources/docs/temple_list.pdf|publisher=Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu|pages=244|access-date=10 January 2021|archive-date=9 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009010850/https://tnhrce.gov.in/resources/docs/temple_list.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Festival and religious practises==
[[File:நாமக்கலில் உள்ள நரசிம்மர் ஆலயம்.jpg|200px|thumb|The Narasimhaswamy temple in the fort facing the Anjaneyar temple]]
The temple priests perform the ''[[puja (Hinduism)|pooja]]'' (rituals) during festivals and on a daily basis. The temple rituals are performed four times a day: ''Kalasandhi'' at 8:00 a.m., ''Uchikala pooja'' at 12:00 p.m., ''Sayaraksha'' at 6:00 p.m., and ''Ardhajama Pooja'' at 8:45 p.m. Each ritual has three steps: ''alankaram'' (decoration), ''naivedyam'' (food offering) and ''deepa aradhanam'' (waving of lamps) for the presiding deities. There are weekly, monthly and fortnightly rituals performed in the temple. The temple is open from 6:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and 4:30 - 9:00 p.m. on all days except during festive occasions when it has extended timings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Temple timings|url=http://namakkalnarasimhaswamyanjaneyartemple.org/timing.html|publisher=Narasimhaswamy Anjaneyar Temple administration|year=2015|accessdate=28 November 2015|archive-date=15 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215101603/http://namakkalnarasimhaswamyanjaneyartemple.org/timing.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The major festival of the temple is the fifteen-day Panguni Uthiram festival celebrated during the [[Tamil calendar|Tamil]] month of ''Panguni'' (March - April) when the image of presiding deities are taken around the streets of the temple.<ref name="dinamalar">{{cite web|title=Sri Anjaneyar temple|publisher=Dinamalar |url=https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=892|year=2011|access-date=4 November 2015}}</ref> In modern times, the Namakkal district administration has identified the temple as one of the prominent tourist attractions in the district.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tourist places|url=http://www.namakkal.tn.nic.in/profile.html|year=2011|accessdate=26 November 2015|publisher=Namakkal district administration, Government of Tamil Nadu|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208113113/http://www.namakkal.tn.nic.in/profile.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The temple is frequented by people in and around Namakkal.<ref>{{cite book|title=Youth as Catalysts and Change Makers|year=2010|last1=G.|first1=Palanithurai|last2=M.A.|first2=Thirunavukkarasu|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MdCxG6dd0w4C&dq=namakkal+anjaneyar+temple&pg=PA49|isbn=9788180696824|publisher=Concept Publishing Company}}</ref> The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="dinamalar"/>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://namakkalnarasimhaswamyanjaneyartemple.org/index.html Home page of Anjaneyar temple] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826150855/http://namakkalnarasimhaswamyanjaneyartemple.org/index.html |date=26 August 2019 }}
* [https://www.astroved.com/astropedia/en/temples/south-india/namakkal-anjaneyar-temple Namakkal Anjaneyar Temple]

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[[Category:Hindu temples in Namakkal district]]
[[Category:Hanuman temples]]
[[Category:Namakkal]]

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