Namakkal is the headquarters of Namakkal District. Namakkal town lies at the foot of a small hillock. There is a fort on the hill. There are two rock–cut cave temples located on both sides of the hill dedicated to Narasimhaswamy and Ranganathasamy. There is also a 18 feet tall Hanuman statue carved out of a single stone at the Hanuman Temple. This town is famous for the automobile industry and poultry farms.

The fort of Namakkal is guarded by a colossal Anjaneya The famous idol is popularly known as the Namakkal Hanuman. There is also another Anjaneya on the banks of the tank, Kamalaya, which is an exquisite piece of art.

Hundreds of devotees offer garlands of cakes made of gram or the vadai malais. The exclusive aspect of this fascinating temple is that there is no roof above the God. The Sun God dries Him and the heavenly downpour in the form of rain drenches Him.

The idol stands tall and commanding with a bell on His tail and a sword on His hips.Narasimha temple opposite to the popular Hanuman temple is also very famous; it looks as if Hanuman is under the direct commended of Narasimha.
The Narsimha features eight armed adorning a prayoga charka, a sword, a conch and a bow. HiranyakashipuThere is also another exquisite piece of art in the temple. It is that of Lakshmi Narayana. This sculpture has been very elaborately carved and even the conch and the discus look outstanding.

There is an eye-catching piece of art in this temple of both Shiva and Vishnu in the same idol. The left side of the idol has Vishnu from the summit to the toe while the right has Shiva. The exclusiveness of this idol is that Shiva holds a snake in His forehand.

This sight is very extraordinary as there is no other temple which exhibits this wonder. Another famous temple of Namakkal includes Koolippatti Murugan Temple.

Located just 3 km from Namakkal, this majestic temple is perched on a small hill.

This temple is among those which Saint Kirupanandha Variyar used to visit regularly. The temple is positioned on a small hill, 10 km from Namakkal.

This famous hill is situated 10 km from Namakkal, and has a temple dedicated to Swami Venkatajalapathi placed on top.

Thiruchengodu is 35 kms from Namakkal. It is one of the seven Sivasthalams in Kongunadu. The Arthanareeswarar Temple is located on a hill. The presiding deity is depicted as half-male and half-female, vertically to represent Siva and Shakti worshipped as one form. It is considered one of the oldest temples in this region.

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