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About the Temple:

This sthalam is also named as "Kadigachalam". If we travel from Chennai, we have to first travel to Arakkonam. From their, by travelling about
25 Kms , we can reach this Sholingar. Lots of bus facilities are available from Arakkonam and lots of passenger trains stops at Sholingar station.
The Malai Adi Vaaram (Bottom of the Mountain) of this temple is called "Konda Palayam". Konda means Hill and Palayam means a town. 
Specials:
 Both in Periya and Chinna malai, the Perumal - Sri Yoga Narasimhar and Sri Yoga Anjaneyar are found in Yoga Stage.
 The Small Mountain (Chinna Malai) is about 200 feet where lord Anjaneya is found in sitting position found along with Sangu and
Chakkaram in west facing direction. Here, Sriman Narayanan in the form of Sri Narasimhar gave His dharshan to Anjaneyar.
Aanjaneyar is considered to be the resemblence (or) Avathaar of Shiva, but here He is resembling the avathar of Sri Vishnu.
 It is said all evil activities are cured if we take bath in the theertham of this sthalam and by worshipping Yoga Narasimhar and Yoga
Anjaneyar.
Moolavar and Thaayar:
The Big Mountain (Periyamalai) is about 400 feet high where Moolavar - Sri Yoga Narasimar is found in Irundha (sitting) kolam facing his
thirumugham towards East direction. The other names of the Perumal are "Thakaan" and "Akkarakani". Akkaram means Money and Wealth.
This sthalam is also called as "Kadikachlam". 
Thaayar
The Thaayar of the Sthalam is Sri Amirtha Valli and she is found in a separate sannadhi. 
Utsavar :
Sri Bhaktavatsala Perumal (Thakkan), Periyapiratiyar and Bhoomi piratiyar are found in Bhoga stage (Dhyanam stage) in the temple in Malai
Adivaaram (foot hill). There are separate sannadhis for Andal, Alwars, Garuda Vagana Varadharaja Perumal, Erumbiyapa and Thottacharyaar.
Both the God's in Periyamala and Chinnamala, Narasimar and Aajaneyar are in Santha Nilais (Yoga Stage).
Utsavams:
All Utsavams are conducted to Sri Bhakthavatsalar of the temple at the foot-hill temple. Special Poojas for Thayaar on every friday are done. In
Kaarthigai month and in sundays, special poojas for Aajaneyar is done.
Mangalasasanam:
 Thirumangai Alwar - 3 Paasurams
 Pey Alwar - 1 Paasuram 
Total - 4 Paasurams.
Pushkarani:
There are Four Pushkaranies.
 Amirtha Theertham (Thakkan Kulam).
 Narasimma Theertham.
 Hanumantha Theertham.
 Brahma Theertham.
Vimanam: 
Simha Koshtakkruthi (Simhagra) first vimaanam, found on the entrance of the Periya malai.

Simha Koshtakkruthi (Simhagra) Vimaanam. When entered through the entrance and going round it, we can see the thaayar sannadhi and after
it, we can get dharshan of Sri Yoga Narasimhar. Yoga Aanjaneyar's temple is also found on the top of the chinna malai. If we see the direction in
which the Yoga Aanjaneyar is facing, we can see the Yoga Narasimhar's temple. 

Sculptures and some historical news:

 This sthalam is also called as "Chola Lingapuram" since a chola king found a siva lingam and built a temple for it. Later, the shtalam is
called as Cholasingapuram" and now as "Sholingapuram".

 Karikaala Cholan, when separating his Rajjyam (entire empire) into small districts, he named this place as "Kadigai Kottam". In this
sthalam, pallava kings started numerous studying institutions and sculpturing centres.
 The steps from the foot hill to the mountain temple was constructed by Rajayya
Sthalapuranam :
Once, there was a king by named "Hiranyan" did a strong tapas and got the varam. To kill him, Sriman Narayanan took the Avatharam of Sri
Narasimhar.
To get the seva of Narasimha avathar, Saptha Rishis (7 great Rishis) started their tapas here. Within 1 Kadigai, Narasimhar gave his seva as
"Yoga Narasimhar". So this sthalam is called "Thirukkadigai".
Kadigai represnts the fraction of time. Since the Perumal gave his seva to the rishis within a kadigai, this sthalam is called as "Thirukkadigai".

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Indirathuyman, the King of North Madurai killed the Asuraas who were giving problems to Rishis and people over here. Since, he helped the
rishis and bhaktas, he was given the Vajrayudham by Indiran (Weapon of Indiran) to Indirathuyman. To help him, Yoga Narasimhar asked
Anjaneyar to help him.
Yoga Anjaneyar is found in chinna malai in Yoga Nilai (stage). This is one of the said story about this Divya desam.
To make Prahaladhan (Son of Iranyan) happy, Yoga Narasimhar gave his seva for 1 Kadigai in Yoga Nilai. Because of this, the sthalam is also
called as "Kadikasalam".
It is said that even if we sleep for 1 Kadigai in this sthalam, we will get Mukthi. That kind of nature and speciality, this Kshetram has got.
On the order of Bhairava Munivar, the mountain in this Kshetram is said to grow up towards the sky. So, Indiran asked Balaraman to help him,
thereby stopping the mountain to grow. And on his request, Balaramar stopped the growth of the mountain. This is also one of the said story
about this sthalam.
In this sthalam only, Thottacharyar (Periya Bangaru) who come along the family of Mudaliyaandan, was appointed as 74th Simmasanathipathi
(leader) to spread the Vaishnavism by Erumbiyappa Varadhachari and Udayavar Ramanujar.
In Panguni Uttiram, Hanumath Jayanthi festival is done in a very grand manner by the trustees of Erumbiyappa.
Thottacharyar has written numerous poems and stories in Sanskrit. He is one of the Great bhakta of Kanchi Sri Varadharajar. He used to attend
and worship the Garuda Seva of Kanchi Varadhar which is done in Vaikasi Month.
But, once due to illness, he could not go to Kanchipuram to attend the Garuda Seva Utsavam. He was very much depressed of not attending
the utsavam. Thinking about that, he finished all of the daily duties and sung 5 Slogas in "Devaraja Panjagam" which explains the
inconvenience of not attending the Garuda seva. At that time, in Thakkan Kulam (Pushkarani of this sthalam), Sri Varadharajar in Garuda
Vaaganam gave his seva to Thottacharyar.
As a rememberance to this great event, even now during Garuda seva, Sri Varadharajar in Garuda seva comes out and waits for a minute in the
Gopura vaasal. It is said at that minute, he is giving his seva to Thottacharyar in Sholingar.
Yoga Aanjaneyar is found in Chinna malai (small hill). It is about 200 feet high. The speciality about chinna malai is the pose in which Anjaneyar
is found. Only in this sthalam, he is found in sitting pose with four hands, holding Sangu and Chakkaram. It is true that if one is surrounded and
dominated by Evil, takes bath in the Hanumantha theertham, he will be cured completely. 

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