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12 Facts About Namakkal

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Namakkal is a special grade municipality and the headquarters of Namakkal district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Namakkal is known as the Egg City due to its large egg production and Transport city.

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Namakkal is a historic town with references back to at least the 7th century.

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4.

The name Namakkal derives from Namagiri, which is the name of the single rock formation at the center of the town.

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5.

Namakkal is a part of Kongu Nadu which was hotly contested and coveted by both the ancient Pallavas and the Pandyas.

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Namakkal was in the hands of Atiakula King called Gunasila who had an alliance with Pallava King through marriage.

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The Namakkal Fort is reported to have been built by Ramachandra Nayakas.

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8.

Namakkal was held by Killdhar of Hyder Ali until it was captured by British in 1768.

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Two cave temples at Namakkal were called as Adiyendra Visnugrha and Adiyanavaya Visnugrha .

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10.

Generally, Namakkal is considered to be a Vaishnava Kshetram, and there is no Shiva temple in the town until a few years ago.

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11.

Namakkal is connected to the rest of India through National Highway 44 Buses from Trichy or Madurai will pass through Namakkal to reach Salem or Bangalore.

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12.

Tourism in the district of Namakkal is based on the temples namely Namakkal anjaneyar temple and Namagiri amman temple of the area.

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