Singirikudi

Singirikudi சிங்கிரிகுடி Singarakudi
Village
Singirikudi Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°51′55″N 79°46′51″E / 11.8653°N 79.7808°E / 11.8653; 79.7808Coordinates: 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	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	605007
Telephone code	0413
Vehicle registration	TN-31

Singirikudi (Tamil: சிங்கிரிகுடி) or Singarakudi is a revenue village in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu, India.^[1]^[2]

Place to Worship

This is one of the Nava-Narasimhar temples of Tamil Nadu which are popular for Lord Narasimha worship. Also, this is one of the 3 temples along with Poovarasankuppam and Parikkal which are being worshipped on the same day by the bakthas. The Narasimhar is in Ugra posture killing the demon Hiranya Kasibu in His lap. There are separate shrines for Thayar and Andal and unusually, they both are facing the opposite direction to that of Lord.

Way to reach

Around 10 km from Pondicherry. Cross Ariyankuppam, Chunnambar and Thavalakuppam. In Thavalakuppam, you will encounter a 4 way crossing and there you take right and go further for about 3 km to reach the 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.

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 district

District Headquarters	Cuddalore

Country	India

State	Tamil Nadu

Region	Tondai Nadu

Taluks	Chidambaram Cuddalore Kattumannarkoil Panruti Tittakudi Kurinjipadi Vriddachalam

Blocks	Annagramam Bhuvanagiri Cuddalore Kammapuram Kattumannarkoil Keerapalayam Komaratchi Kurinjipadi Mangalur Nallur Panruti Parangipettai Vriddhachalam

Municipalities	Chidambaram Cuddalore Nellikuppam Panruti Virudhachalam

Rivers	Kollidam Ponnaiyar Vellar

Lakes	Perumal Eri Veeranam Lake 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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