| Temple features: | ||
| Name of this place | Naimicharanyam | |
| Deity in sanctum | Devarajan east facing Standing pose | |
| Consort of Vishnu in sanctum | Sri Hari Lakshmi | |
| Deity for festivals | Sri Hari | |
| Consort for festivals | Sri Hari Lakshmi | |
| Tower is called | Sri Hari- Vimanam | |
| Holi tank | Chakkara-Theertham and River Gomiki | |
| Devotees who have seen the god here | Indiran, Sudharman, Soodhapuranigar and Romesar | |
| Devotional song sung on the deity by | Thirumangai-alzhwar | |
Legend:
Once all the sages asked Lord Brahma "which in this earth is the best and most tranquil place to do penance". In answer, Vayu purana says (The holy books) Bhrama sent out a mano-maya wheel (chakram) to the earth. It kept rolling a long way. The holy men followed the wheel till it stopped. They called the place 'Neimicharanya' and settled down there to do their penance. There is a belief that all the sages of the yore are doing penance there even today. Naimicharanya also known as Nimsar is on the left bank of the river Gomati. This place has also been visited by Adi-Sankaracharya and Surdas lived here. There are several mythical 'theerthas' (rivers) in Neimicharanya. This forest is so closely linked to Lord Vishnu that he is considered to be an "aranya- swaroopi". (the forest is considered to be the representation of Maha-vishnu) A legend is that sage Dadichi freed himself from his material body so that his bones could be used to destroy the demons. Sri Rama had a dip at the Hatyaharana threetham here and purifed himself after he killed Ravana. The tank refered to is a lake called Chakra Theertham, (where the wheel of Bhrama stopped). It is also the place where Vishnu killed the demons with his discus. The five rivers Godavari, Kasi, Gangotri,Gomathi, and Gomukhi mingle here and it is called 'pancha-prayag' This is only place where the Lord is worshiped as "Aranya-Swaroopi' among 108 Thirupathys.
Om Sreem Narayanaya Namo Namaha
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