Thiru Yoga Narasimhar Sholingur

Thirukadigai or Sholingur is a village in Vellore district of Tamilnadu. The Lord here is Sri Narasimhar in Yoga posture .
It is also known as kadikachalam.

It is believed that Moksha is certain for those who stays for just 1 kadigai (24 minutes) at this place. Saptarishis desirous of having darshan of Narisimha performed tapas here and were rewarded moksha within one kadigai (24 minutes).

Khatikachalam – Thirukadigai (Sholingur) is one of the 108 Divya Desams of Lord Vishnu situated in Sholingur, near Arakonam . This sacred temple of historical importance comprises three shrines two at the hilltop and one at the foot hill.

At the foot hill situated  a   temple for Lord Adikeshava Perumal / Utsavar – Bhaktavalsala Perumal with his consorts Sridevi and Boodevi Nachiyar also enshrines Andal, Varadharaja perumal, Doddacharyar and Alwars. 

On the top of the hill (Periya Malai) atop the hill at a height 400ft can be reached after crossing 1305 stone steps from the ground, situated the temple of Lord Yoga Narasimhar with his consort Goddess Amruthavalli Thayar in a separate shrine here.  This temple also enshrines Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar, Sri Chakrathalwar, Kannan, Lord Adishesha, Sri Garudalwar, Sri Nammalwar, Sri Ramanjuar and Saptharishis. 

There is another temple for Lord Yoga Anjaneya with Conch and Disc – Yoga Anjaneya Swamy Temple at (Chinna Malai) the height of 200ft can be reached after crossing 550 stone steps from the ground level.  This temple also enshrines Lord Raganatha with Sri Boodevi Nachiyar, Sri Navaneeta Krishnan, Sri Chakrathalwar and Sri Kodhanda Ramar, Goddess Sita & Lakshmana
 
Mangalasasanam – Thirumangai Alwar and Peyalwar

For those who can’t climb doli facilities are there , they charge about Rs. 2000 for taking to Yoga Narasimhar temple both to and fro .

Rope car work is been started but not yet completed , if completed even elderly people can have the divine dharshan of the Lord Narasimhar as well as Lord Anjineyar.

Avoid taking fruits and flowers as there are lot of monkeys .