20-Oct-2025 While driving back from Srirangam once, I had stopped at Namakkal for lunch. During the drive through the town, I had crossed the fort. I was told that there is a famous Anajanaya temple there. So, this trip to explore Namakkal was long pending. Preethi and I left home at around 5:30AM. We stopped for breakfast at Krishna inn, my favourite restaurant near Shoolagiri. We reached Namakkal at around 10:30AM. I parked my car on a road next to Sree Anjaneyar temple and walked to the place. The temple was not very crowded. As it was Deepavali, only locals were in town. Everyone celebrates this festival at home and therefore it would be rare to see tourists on this day. 18 feet tall granite idol of Lord Hanuman stood without much decoration.