Sholinghur is a municipality under Sholinghur taluk in
Ranipet District
Ranipet district is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, India, formed by trifurcating Vellore district. The Government of Tamil Nadu has announced its proposal on 15 August 2019, together with Tirupattur district. However, it was officiall ...
of
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...
,
India
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. The town is famous in Tamil Nadu and other neighboring states for the
Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple.
Sholinghur is located between
Tiruttani
Tiruttani is a town in Tiruvallur district, suburb of Chennai within Chennai Metropolitan Area limit in state of Tamil Nadu, India. This town is famous for Tiruttani Murugan Temple which is one of the Arupadaiveedu and is dedicated to (Kartik ...
(Tamil Nadu) and
Chittoor
Chittoor is a city and district headquarters in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is also the mandal and divisional headquarters of Chittoor mandal and Chittoor revenue division, respectively. The city has a popu ...
(Andhra Pradesh). This town connects major towns and cities like
Arakkonam
Arakkonam () is a railway town and suburb of Chennai within Chennai Metropolitan Area limit, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, with a population of 78,395 per the census 2011. It is in the newly created Ranipet district, about from Ranipet ...
,
Vellore
Vellore (English: ), also spelt as Velur (), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River in the northeastern part of Tamil Nadu and is separ ...
(Tamil Nadu), and
Bengaluru (Karnataka).
This municipality has 27 wards. In local body elections 2022,DMK won majority by winning 19 wards.
Etymology
The first name for this town was Thirukkadigai. This signifies its status as one of the 108 Divya Desams in Vaishnavism. The reason behind the name Thirukkadigai is due to one of the following beliefs.
* It is believed by historians that sage Vishwamitra attained title by worshiping Narasimha there for around 45 minutes.
* It is said in sculptures that saptha rishis had vision and blessings from Lord Narasimha for a duration of time, termed as 'Kadigai' (approximately 45 minutes) and hence the name 'Thirukkadigai'.
* It is also believed that Indra, with his demigods, would take a bath in the pushkarni and pray to Narasimha. The name of pushkarni is 'Thakkan'.
* The Pushkarni is believed by historians to have medicated water which cures all diseases.
* Budha (son of Chandra) worshipped the deity there and was cured from the curse given by sage Durvasa.
* Many mental disorders, evil acts and prolonged diseases of any kinds are believed to be cured when people take bath in the pushkarni and pay obeisance to the lords on the two hillocks.
During the days of Cholas & Nawabs, the name Thirukkadigai was less used and the name Chozha Singapuram acquired prominence.
Reference is made to a ghatika in the Tiruvallam inscription of Nandivarman Pallavamalla dated in his 61st year. Again an arbitrator having the title Trairjyua ghatika madhyasthan is mentioned in three inscriptions of Parthivendradhipathi from Brahmadesam in North Arcot District (Kanchipuram district) of Tamil Nadu This ghatika was presumably a different one from the famous one at the Pallava capital Kanchipuram. It was probably the Ghatikachala at the Sholinghur hill. This place is referred to as Kadigai in the siriya thirumadal and periya thirumoli of Vaishnava saint Tirumangai Alvar, a contemporary of Nandivaraman Pallavamalla. During the Pallava period it was a well-known centre of Sanskrit learning and stronghold of Vaisnavism. The early Vaisnava saint Peyalvar refers to this temple as Pungatikai in his Iyarpa third Andadi. Pallava influences are traceable in the neighbourhood of this place. A cave temple belonging to Mahendravarma I who reigned early in the seventh century is from Kanchipuram bearing the name Mahendravisnugrha is found in Mahendravadi. It is not unlikely that a ghatika was founded there by the successors of Mahendravarman and the place was named Ghatikachalam. In his hymns on the Tirukkannapuram on the hill of Ghatikai. The ghatika is Sholinghur hill consisted of Vaisnava Brahmans who carried on a programme of higher studies specially drawn up for the institution. The institution presumably attracted its students from several places around Ghatikachalam. The ghatika was probably located the hill temple itself dedicated to Narasimha. Sholinghur which a Kadigai was seat of Great learning in the later Pallava age continued to be an educational centre in subsequent days during the chola age. Even to this day there is a Sanskrit College at this place.
The current name of the town is a contraction of the words Chola-linga-puram, and was given to because a Chola king had found a natural lingam (suyambu) here, and built a temple over it, called the Sholeswara temple. The temple is located in the middle of the town.
According to legends,
Lord Narasimha
Narasimha ( sa, नरसिंह, lit=man-lion, ), sometimes rendered Narasingha, is the fourth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is regarded to have incarnated in the form of a part-lion, part-man being to slay Hiranyakashipu, to end rel ...
would not only take several reincarnations in this world to reform people, but also send his messengers as preceptors to perform this function. One such preceptor was Doddacharya of Chozha Lingapuram (சோழலிங்கபுறம்), who lived nearly 470 years ago, performing service to Lord Yoga Narasimhar.
Doddacharya used to visit Kanchipuram Varadharaja Perumal temple every year during Bhramotsavam. On one particular year, he fell sick and was not able to visit the Kanchipuram Temple. Sitting on the banks of present-day Thakkan kulam (Pushkarini) he prayed to God Varadharaja Perumal. Heeding to his prayers, God Varadharaja Perumal appeared in front of him for few seconds. At the same time, the Varadharaja Perumal idol disappeared in Kanchipuram. As a result of this incident, a temple dedicated to Varadharaja Perumal Temple was built on the banks of Thakkan kulam, next to Anjaneyer Temple in Sholinghur. This Varadharaja Perumal Temple at Sholinghur is open only during the Bhramotsavam Festival days in Kanchipuram. Even today during Bhramotsavam at Kanchipuram, the Varadharaja Perumal idol will be closed with a screen for few seconds and then opened to mark the disappearance of the idol and its appearance before Doddacharya at Sholinghur some 470 years ago.
The name Choza Lingapuram was later shortened to Sholinghapuram in common usage. During the late 20th Century, the name of the town was further shortened to Sholingur, which is currently the official name of the town.
History
The town was the site of a battle during the
Anglo-Mysore Wars
The Anglo-Mysore Wars were a series of four wars fought during the last three decades of the 18th century between the Sultanate of Mysore on the one hand, and the British East India Company (represented chiefly by the neighbouring Madras Pres ...
. It was here that
Sir Eyre Coote
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fought against
Tipu Sultan
Tipu Sultan (born Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu, 1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799), also known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore based in South India. He was a pioneer of rocket artillery.Dalrymple, p. 243 He i ...
and
Hyder Ali
Hyder Ali ( حیدر علی, ''Haidarālī''; 1720 – 7 December 1782) was the Sultan and ''de facto'' ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. Born as Hyder Ali, he distinguished himself as a soldier, eventually drawing the at ...
in the
Second Anglo-Mysore War
The Second Anglo-Mysore War was a conflict between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company from 1780 to 1784. At the time, Mysore was a key French ally in India, and the conflict between Britain against the French and Dutch in ...
during the battle of sholinghur 1781. Near Sholinghur Bus Terminus, we can see the burial ground dedicated to the soldiers of Tipu Sultan army fought in the war known as Kanja Shaib Tomb. The TVS group set up its first factory in the early 1980s and has since grown to be among the largest private employer in the region.
Demographics
As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,359 families residing in the Sholingur city. The total population of Sholingur is 34,854 out of which 17,415 are males and 17,439 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sholingur is 1,002.
The population of Children of age 0–6 years in Sholingur city is 3297 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1717 male children and 1580 female children between the age 0–6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sholingur is 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,002).
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sholingur is 85.6%. Thus Sholingur has higher literacy rate compared to 79.2% of Vellore district. The male literacy rate is 92.14% and the female literacy rate is 79.16% in Sholingur.
Industry
Production Industry
The residents of Sholinghur predominantly engage in agriculture and
Lungi
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Textile
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weaving industry.
The town also boasts of a few
TVS factories close by, supplying parts and components to automotive industries in India and abroad.
Brakes India Limited (Foundry Division)Brakes India Limited (Brakes Division)* Light Alloy Products Limited
Turbo Energy Limited (Brakes Division)
Educational Institutions
Colleges
#C.M.Annamalai Polytechnic
#Kalaibarathi Teacher Training Institute
#Matrix training centre
#Meera Teacher Training Institute
#Sri BharathiVelu College of Arts & Science
#Saraswathi Velu College of Engineering
#Sivaranjani Teacher Training Institute
#Ranippettai Engineering College
#Government Arts College
Schools
Vidya Peetam Senior Secondary School#Aswini Matriculation School
#Ayyan Vidhyashram Matriculation School
#Csi Central Primary School
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Goodlet Higher Secondary School
Goodlet Higher Secondary School is a Government-aided school managed by Church of South India located in Sholinghur, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu.
History
References
External links
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{{Education in Tamil Nadu
Church of South India s ...
#Govt.Boys Hr. Sec School
#Govt. Girls Hr. Sec School
#Hayagreevar Primary School
#Madhava Manthiram Primary School
#Mary Mclein Middle School
#Saraswathi Matriculation Hr. Sec School
#Sengunthar High School
#SKV International public School
#Sri Divya Chaitanya Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Unity Matriculation School#Valliyammai Matriculation High School
VCS HI-TECH International School#Vedhathiri Maharishi Matric Hr. Sec. School
Financial institutions
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Bank of India
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Indian Bank
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Indian Overseas Bank
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Karur Vysya Bank
Karur Vysya Bank is a Scheduled Commercial Bank in India. It has completed 100 years of operation and is one of the leading banks in India, headquartered in Karur in Tamil Nadu. It was set up in 1916 by M. A. Venkatarama Chettiar and Athi Krish ...
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Sholinghur Urban Bank
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Pandiyanallore Co-operative Bank
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State Bank of India
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Vellore Co-operative Bank
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Andhra Bank
Andhra Bank was a medium-sized public sector bank (PSB) of India, with a network of 2885 branches, 4 extension counters, 38 satellite offices and 3798 automated teller machines (ATMs) as of 31 March 2019. During 2011–12, the bank entered t ...
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City Union Bank
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*
ICICI Bank
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Hospitals
#Sundaram Health Centre - Multi Speciality Hospital, Kondapalayam
#Best Hospital
#Bharathi Venkatesh Hospital
#Government Hospital, Sholinghur
#Kalpana Hospital
Aayurdhaa Hospital Sholinghur (formerly Ravibharathi Hospital)
#Sundaram Foundation Hospital
#SVS homeocare clinic, Sholinghur
Connectivity
Sholinghur has a railway station (which is about 13 km away from Sholinghur at Banavaram). Sholinghur also has a
government hospital that was awarded Tamil Nadu's Best Maintenance Award for the year 2006–07.
Government and private bus operators ply buses to Vellore, Tiruttani and Arakkonam every 15 minutes. There are also regular direct bus services available to
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...
,
Vellore
Vellore (English: ), also spelt as Velur (), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River in the northeastern part of Tamil Nadu and is separ ...
,
Bengaluru,
Kancheepuram
Kanchipuram ('; ) also known as ''Conjeevaram,'' is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu in the Tondaimandalam region, from Chennaithe capital of Tamil Nadu. Known as the ''City of Thousand Temples'', Kanchipuram is known for its temple ...
,
Chengalpattu
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Tambaram
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Etymology
Tambaram is an ancient to ...
,
Tirupati
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, and
Chittoor
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from the bus station.
Nearby towns/cities
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Ammavarikuppam -
Tamilnadu
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(8 km)
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Ponnai -
Tamil Nadu
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(18 km)
*Banavaram - Tamil Nadu (14 km)
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Pothatturpettai -
Tamil Nadu
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(24 km)
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Guruvarajapet -
Tamil Nadu
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(21 km)
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Ranipet
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Tamil Nadu
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(25 km)
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Walajapet
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Tamil Nadu
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(25 km)
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Tiruttani
Tiruttani is a town in Tiruvallur district, suburb of Chennai within Chennai Metropolitan Area limit in state of Tamil Nadu, India. This town is famous for Tiruttani Murugan Temple which is one of the Arupadaiveedu and is dedicated to (Kartik ...
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Tamil Nadu
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(27 km)
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Pallipattu
Pallipattu is a town in Tamil Nadu and a border town located between the Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh and Tiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu . It is known for its rich and fertile agricultural lands and is blessed with the flowing of rive ...
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Tamil Nadu
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(27 km)
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Arakkonam
Arakkonam () is a railway town and suburb of Chennai within Chennai Metropolitan Area limit, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, with a population of 78,395 per the census 2011. It is in the newly created Ranipet district, about from Ranipet ...
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Tamil Nadu
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(29 km)
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Arcot
Arcot (natively spelt as Ārkāḍu) is a town and urban area of Ranipet district
Ranipet district is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, India, formed by trifurcating Vellore district. The Government of Tamil Nadu has announced its prop ...
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Tamil Nadu
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(29 km)
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Kaveripakkam
Kaveripakkam is a town panchayat in Ranipet district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Demographics
As of the 2011 India census, Kaveripakkam had a population of 14,583. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kaveripakkam ha ...
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Tamil Nadu
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(29 km)
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Melvisharam
Melvisharam is a town and suburb of Vellore city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is 7 kilometres from Ranipet, 5 km from historic town of Arcot and 17 km from Vellore city.
The Municipality of Melvisharam was constituted in the ...
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Tamil Nadu
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(35 km)
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Vellore
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Tamil Nadu
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(50 km)
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Arni Arni may refer to:
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* Arni, Maharashtra, in Yavatmal district, Maharashtra State, India
* Arni, Karditsa, a municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Greece
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Tamil Nadu
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Kancheepuram
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Tamil Nadu
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(60 km)
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Tiruvallur
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Tamil Nadu
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Pallikonda
Pallikonda is a selection grade town panchayat in Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It connects with 90 villages and the town of Gudiyatham.
History
Pallikonda hosts a large non-sepulchral megalithic assembly with a vast caps ...
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Tamil Nadu
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Gudiyatham
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Tamil Nadu
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Chennai
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Tamil Nadu
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(90 km Via Rail) (Bus 128 km)
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Tiruvannamalai
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Chittoor
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Andhra Pradesh
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Nagari -
Andhra Pradesh
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Renigunta
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Andhra Pradesh
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Tirupathi -
Andhra Pradesh
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RK Pet -
Tamil Nadu
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Kanipakam -
Andhra Pradesh
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Bengaluru -
Karnataka
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(211 km)
Administrations and Politics
The Sholinghur is a Municipality and legislative powers are vested in a body of 27 members, one each from the 27 wards. The legislative body is headed by an elected Chairperson assisted by a Deputy Chairperson.
Sholinghur (State Assembly Constituency)
Sholingur is a Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu, state assembly constituency in Vellore district, Ranipet district in Tamil Nadu, India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 39. It consists of portions of the Walajapet taluk, Walajah a ...
is part of
Arakkonam (Lok Sabha constituency)
Arakkonam is a Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) constituency in Tamil Nadu. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 7 of 39.
Assembly segments
Arakkonam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
Bef ...
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Current
M.L.A
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is Mr
A.M.Muniratinam Mudhaliyar from
Congress
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and
M.P is
S. Jagathrakshakan
S. Jagathrakshakan (born 15 August 1950 in Kalingamali, Villupuram district in Tamil Nadu) is an Indian Tamil businessman and politician. He did his matriculation at Valudavur. He is a member of Lok Sabha of India from Arakkonam constituency of ...
from
DMK.
See also
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Thirukkadigai
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Hanuman
Hanuman (; sa, हनुमान, ), also called Anjaneya (), is a Hindu god and a divine '' vanara'' companion of the god Rama. Hanuman is one of the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He is an ardent devotee of Rama and on ...
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Narasimha
Narasimha ( sa, नरसिंह, lit=man-lion, ), sometimes rendered Narasingha, is the fourth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is regarded to have incarnated in the form of a part-lion, part-man being to slay Hiranyakashipu, to end rel ...
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Divya Desams
A Divya Desam or Vaishnava Divya Desam is one of the 108 Vishnu and Lakshmi temples that is mentioned in the works of the Alvars, the poet-saints of the Sri Vaishnava tradition.
Of the 108 temples, 105 are in India, one is in Nepal, and the la ...
References
External links
Sholinghur temple websiteSongs about the Sthala and its presiding deity Lord Narasimha
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Cities and towns in Ranipet district