Singaperumalkoil,Kanchipuram

Singaperumalkoil
Town
Singaperumalkoil Location in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanchipuram
Population (2001)
• Total	8,057
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	kanchipuram-603204
Telephone code	91-44
Vehicle registration	TN-19

Singaperumalkoil is a census town located in Chengalpattu taulk region, Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. A famous temple to Narasimha, the Padalathri Temple is situated here. It is located by the GST road between Chennai and Chengalpattu.

The neighbourhood is served by the Singaperumalkoil railway station of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Singaperumalkoil had a population of 8057. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Singaperumalkoil has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 66%. In Singaperumalkoil, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Temple

The famous Lord Narasimha Temple is on top of the small hill known as 'Padalathri". The Lord Ugra Narasimha (Fourth Avatar) resides inside a cave in Yoga Posture.This is the posture in which the Lord gave Darshan to Jabali Rishi as per his wishes. The deity has three eyes where it is shown during the "Aarthi". The entire temple and the deity was constructed from a single rock of the mountain.This is the speciality of the temple.This temple was said to have been constructed by the pallavas. There is a separate shrine for the Goddess Lakshmi known as Ahobila Valli. One can go around the temple using small steps. On the way, Lord Srinivasa deity is also worshipped. The temple tree is a wish tree where people tie knots to gain wishes.

The Famous Lord Siva Temple known as "Marundeswarar", "Thyagarajar" also present in Thirukatchur, Singaperumal koil.