Namagiripettai

Namagiripettai is a panchayat town in Namakkal district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. 5km from it is home to the Thulukka Soodamani Ammam at R. Puduppatti. Namagiripettai is main Market place for near by Farmers/Villager to market their agriculture produces like Turmeric, Tapiaco, Sugar Cane, Paddy, Millets etc. It is located at foot hill of kolli hills is famous for its Lord Shiva temple, said to have been constructed by King Valvil Ori in the 1st or 2nd century. It is believed that the temple possesses a secret path to the Arapallishwarar (Lord Shiva temple) at top of Kolli hills, which is famous for medicinal herbal plants and natural honey.

Namagiripettai has a number of Hindu temples.Sri Mariamman Temple, dedicated to the goddess Mariamman, has an annual festival Chithirai Ther Thiruvizha during the Tamizh month of Chithirai (April-May) as called mariamman festival, Sri Swami Perumal Temple, Thulukka Soodamani Ammam at R. Puduppatti is quite famous. The place was fertile with green fields. A farmer, while tilling the land found a place bleeding.