Namakkal

Coordinates: 11°13′N 78°10′E / 11.217°N 78.167°E / 11.217; 78.167
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This article is about the municipality in Tamil Nadu, India. For its eponymous district, see Namakkal district.
For other places with the same name, see Namakkal (disambiguation).

Namakkal
Namagiri
UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
6370-01, (02, 03 ... 6370-12)
Telephone code91 - 04286
Vehicle registrationTN-28(North), TN-88(South)
Official languageTamil
Websitenamakkal.nic.in

Namakkal (Tamil: [nɑːməkkəl]) is a city and the headquarters of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. It is the first ISO 14001-2004 certified municipality in Asia for environmental management, specifically the provision and maintenance of water supply, solid waste and sewage management, town planning, lighting and other social services.[2] Namakkal is known as the Egg City due to its large egg production and Transport city.[3]

History

View of a Mandapam in the Narasimhaswamy temple
View of the Ranganatha temple in the Mountain

Namakkal is a historic city with references back to at least the 6th century.

Lord Vishnu
. The rock is 65 meters high and over a kilometre in circumference.

There are two cave temples namely

Satyaputra Kings, the recently discovered inscription not only confirms this but also mentions the king's name as Gunasila (Dated 500 CE). Historians believe it is possible that both the temples were built during the same period.[8]

Over this massive rock, is a fort,

Kongu nadu a small kingdom who ruled Namakkal during the 16th century. During Sangam age, Namakkal region formed a part of the historical Kongu Nadu region ruled by Cheras It is believed that Tippu Sultan hid himself in this fort for some time to escape the British. The fort was not built by Tippu Sultan but he occupied it for a brief period of time. Later the fort was captured by British. The front side of the hill is called Thiru. Vi. Ka. Paarai and today is used by taxis as their stand. [citation needed
] Namakkal is a part of
Madurai Nayaks came to power in 1623 AD. Two of the polygons of Thirumalai Nayak, namely, Ramachandra Nayaka and Gatti Mudaliars, ruled the Salem area. The Namakkal Fort is reported to have been built by Ramachandra Nayakas. After about 1625 AD, the area successively came successively under the rule of Muslim Sultans of Bijapur and Golkonda, Mysore kings and then the Marathas
.

Hyder Ali came to power in about the year 1750 AD. During this period, it was a history of power struggle between Hyder Ali and later Tippu, with the British. Namakkal was held by Killdhar (Caption) of Hyder Ali until it was captured by British in 1768. For a brief period during late 18th and early 19th century Namakkal was under

Salem District
.

Mahatma Gandhi held a public meeting in 1933 in Namakkal under the slope of the Namakkal rock.[citation needed]

Demographics

Religious census
Religion Percent(%)
Hindu
 
 88.98%
Muslim
 
 9.29%
Christian
 
 1.48%
Sikh
 
 0.01%
Buddhist
 
 0.0%
Jain
 
 0.01%
Other
 
 0.23%
No religion
 
 0.01%

According to

Buddhists, 0.01% Jains, 0.23% following other religions and 0.01% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[10]

Tourism

Namakkal Anjaneyar temple

Namakkal Anjaneyar Temple

Namakkal Anjaneyar temple is located in Namakkal, and is dedicated to the Hindu god Hanuman. It is constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture. The image of Anjaneyar is 18 ft (5.5 m) tall, making it one of the tallest images of Hanuman in ancient temples of India. The image of Anjaneyar is carved out of a single stone and is 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 saligrama.[11] The temple is considered one of the prominent temples in the Tamil Nadu state and the country.[12] The Agamam is followed by "Sri Vaikhanasam".

Namagiri Lakshmi Narasimar swami temple

Namakkal Fort

Naalayira Divya Prabhandams
, and thus is not listed in Divya desam series of 108 temples.

Annual car festival for the Lord Narasimmaswamy temple is celebrated in March and April every year (Tamil Month "Panguni") as per "Sri Vaikhanasa Ahamam".

Namakkal Fort

kongu Vellalars in the 17th century.[14] The fort is located on the top of a hillock made of a single rock, 75 m (246 ft) tall. There is a temple and a mosque that are located within the fort, both of which are tourist attractions of the town. In modern times, the fort is under the control of the Archaeological Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu
.

The Ranganathaswamy temple is another rock-cut temple alongside the fort. Ranganathaswamy cave temple is believed to have been built by the Pallavas.[15][16]

Transport

Road

Buses ply to cities in Tamil Nadu like

Trichy, Karur, Coimbatore, Chennai, Madurai and Dindigul. Namakkal is connected to the rest of India through National Highway 44[17]
Buses from Trichy or Madurai will pass through Namakkal to reach Salem or Bangalore.

Railway

A new broad-gauge railway line from Salem to Karur via Namakkal started its service on 25 May 2013.[18] There are trains daily from/to Salem, Karur, Chennai Central, Bangalore, Dindigul, Palani, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Nagercoil, Pollachi and Palakkad.

Salem Jn to Karur Jn

Salem Jn to Erode Jn

Airports

The nearest airports are Salem Airport (52 km), Coimbatore International Airport (153 km), and Trichy International airport (85 km). Salem Airport started from 15 November 2009.

Geography

Namakkal is located at 11°14′N 78°10′E / 11.23°N 78.17°E / 11.23; 78.17. It has an average elevation of 218 metres or 715 feet. It is close to Kolli Hills – which are part of the Eastern Ghats. The closest significant river is the Kaveri and it is located 360 kilometres or 224 miles southwest of Chennai and 250 kilometres or 155 miles south of Bangalore.Namakkal's Twin Town Karur is located 34 kilometres or 21 miles South across the Kaveri.

Tourism in the district of Namakkal is based on the temples namely Namakkal anjaneyar temple[19] and Namagiri amman temple[20] of the area. The Kolli Hills, an outlier of the Eastern Ghats, constitute a prominent mountain range 45 kilometres (28 mi) away from Namakkal. It is eighteen miles or twenty eight kilometers long (from north to south), twelve miles or nineteen kilometers wide (from east to west) and the Koll block is spread over an area of 441.4 square kilometers. When viewed from the plains of the Namakkal district, the mountain looks like a flat-topped mass. The mountain has been inhabited from prehistoric times. It is much celebrated in the Tamil Literature of the Sangam Age and at least eleven poets describe about it in their poems. A Shiva Temple, known as the Arappalleeswarar Temple, dates back to twelfth century and is located at Periakoviloor near the waterfalls called Akasa Gangai. An ancient and powerful deity called Kolli Paavai of Ettukkai Amman is also at the Kolli Hills. It attracts large pilgrims and was originally a Jain retreat.

Climate

Namakkal has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with a wet season from May to October, a relatively mild "cool" season from November to February, and a sweltering "hot" season in March and April.

Climate data for NMKL (Namakkal City)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32.8
(91.0) 		35.9
(96.6) 		37.3
(99.1) 		39.2
(102.6) 		48.9
(120.0) 		48.1
(118.6) 		38.3
(100.9) 		36.3
(97.3) 		30.3
(86.5) 		28.4
(83.1) 		27.7
(81.9) 		27.1
(80.8) 		48.9
(120.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.9
(82.2) 		30.7
(87.3) 		33.1
(91.6) 		34.0
(93.2) 		33.3
(91.9) 		29.6
(85.3) 		28.3
(82.9) 		27.8
(82.0) 		28.6
(83.5) 		28.2
(82.8) 		27.2
(81.0) 		26.5
(79.7) 		29.6
(85.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.8
(60.4) 		17.5
(63.5) 		20.0
(68.0) 		22.0
(71.6) 		21.7
(71.1) 		20.4
(68.7) 		19.9
(67.8) 		19.8
(67.6) 		19.8
(67.6) 		19.6
(67.3) 		18.0
(64.4) 		16.2
(61.2) 		19.2
(66.6)
Record low °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0) 		9.4
(48.9) 		11.1
(52.0) 		14.4
(57.9) 		16.7
(62.1) 		16.7
(62.1) 		16.1
(61.0) 		14.4
(57.9) 		15.0
(59.0) 		13.2
(55.8) 		9.6
(49.3) 		8.9
(48.0) 		7.8
(46.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 1.9
(0.07) 		5.4
(0.21) 		18.5
(0.73) 		41.5
(1.63) 		107.4
(4.23) 		106.5
(4.19) 		112.9
(4.44) 		147.0
(5.79) 		212.8
(8.38) 		168.3
(6.63) 		48.9
(1.93) 		15.7
(0.62) 		986.8
(38.85)
Average rainy days 0.2 0.4 1.1 3.1 6.7 6.2 7.2 9.9 9.8 8.3 3.8 1.4 58.1
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		60 52 30 43 60 72 76 79 76 73 70 68 63
Mean monthly sunshine hours 262.3 247.6 271.4 257.0 241.1 136.8 111.8 114.3 143.6 173.1 190.2 211.7 2,360.9
Source 1: Indian Meteorological Department[21][22]
Source 2: NOAA (humidity and sun: 1971–1990)[23]

Platinum

Platinum deposit found in Sithampoondi village near Namakkal. Total deposit 0.7 ton.

Politics

Namakkal assembly constituency is part of

Namakkal (Lok Sabha constituency). A.K.P.Chinraj serves as M.P. for Namakkal Constituency.[24]
P.Ramalingam serves as M.L.A. for Namakkal.

Gallery

  • Entrance of The Narasimhaswamy Temple
    Entrance of The Narasimhaswamy Temple
  • City street scene in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
    City street scene in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
  • Rekla Racer in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
    Rekla Racer in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
  • Man Riding an Elephant in a Pongal Festival Parade in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
    Man Riding an Elephant in a Pongal Festival Parade in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu

See also

References

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  13. ^ "Namakkal District, Govt of Tamil Nadu". TN.nic.in. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Tamil Nadu Government Portal". Namakkal District Administration. 9 May 2016.
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  17. ^ "Reliance Energy, NHAI join hands to pave way for highway development". New Delhi: The Financial Express. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  18. ^ Renganathan, L. (26 May 2013). "New passenger train chugs into grand reception at Karur junction". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
  19. ^ "Namakkal Anjaneyar Temple | Namakkal District, Government of Tamilnadu | Land of Poultry, Transport | India". Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  20. ^ "Namagiri Amman Temple | Namakkal District, Government of Tamilnadu | Land of Poultry, Transport | India". Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  21. ^ "Namakkal Climatological Table 1981–2010". Indian Meteorological Department. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  22. ^ "Extremes of India". Indian Meteorological Department. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  23. ^ "Namakkal Climate Normals 1971–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  24. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies". Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
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