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Narasingam The Village Narasingam is situated at a distance of 8 km from Madurai on the road to Melur. Near to this village, at the foot of the Yanaimalai hills there is a Cave temple of Yoga Narasinga Perumal.. This temple was constructed in 770 A.D. by Madurakavi alias Marankaari who was the minister of the Madurai King Paraanthaka Nedunchelzyan. There is a front Mandapam (court). The sculpture of Narasinga Perumal is carved out of the Yanaimalai Hill rocks. Since the hill is in the shape of an elephant, the name of the hill is called Yannaimalai. This temple is a good example of the cave sculpturing of the Pandia Kingdom. In front of this there is a stone temple for the goddess Sri. Narasingavalli. This place, though not a `Divyadesam' sanctified by Azhwars' hymns, is situated between two  holy places  — Azhagarkoil in the north and Thirumohur in the east. Sthala Puranam According to the Sthala Puranam of Madurai Koodal Azhagar Temple, known as Koodal ...

Chinmaya Mission Tuticorin organised a Spiritual sadhana Camp at sandipani Ahram in Himachal Pradesh, From 17.05.2010 to 23.10.2010. Br. Pavithra Chaitanya was Camp Acharya. Kapila Geeta and Hamsa geeta were covered during the camp in for Hourly Lecture sessions in Tamil. The valley of the Siddhas, Sidhbari nestling in the lap of the Himalayas is an awe-inspiring showcase of nature & soul. Swami Chinmayananda chose Sidhbari as a suitable location for a Sandeepany in the Himalayas. Pujya Gurudev must have felt the divine vibrations of the place where Kapila Muni once lived. As part of the Camp a Spiritual yatra was conducted covering nearby holi shines including Kapila cave , Jwalamuki , Kangda Devi , chamunda Devi and Bhuddist Monastry in Dharamsala. Nearly 60 Delegates including 9 Balavihar children , from Chennai, Trichy, Tuticorin, Rajapalayam,Thirunelveli, Hydrabad and Mumbai and Pondicherry, joined this Camp. Sri Muthiaji (Affectionately known as ‘Thatha’) aged 80 , a lo...