The town is famous in Tamil Nadu and other neighboring states for the Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple.

This place is referred to as Kadigai in the siriya thirumadal and periya thirumoli of Vaishnava saint Tirumangai Alvar, a contemporary of Nandivaraman Pallavamalla.

A cave temple belonging to Mahendravarma I who reigned early in the seventh century is from Kanchipuram bearing the name Mahendravisnugrha is found in Mahendravadi.

The ghatika is Sholinghur hill consisted of Vaisnava Brahmans who carried on a programme of higher studies specially drawn up for the institution.

[6] According to legends, Lord Narasimha would not only take several reincarnations in this world to reform people, but also send his messengers as preceptors to perform this function.

One such preceptor was Doddacharya of Chozha Lingapuram (சோழலிங்கபுறம்), who lived nearly 470 years ago, performing service to Lord Yoga Narasimhar.

Sitting on the banks of present-day Thakkan kulam (Pushkarini) he prayed to God Varadharaja Perumal.

It was here that Sir Eyre Coote fought against Tipu Sultan and Hyder Ali in the Second Anglo-Mysore War during the battle of sholinghur 1781.

Near Sholinghur Bus Terminus, we can see the burial ground dedicated to the soldiers of Tipu Sultan army fought in the war known as Kanja Shaib Tomb.

The TVS group set up its first factory in the early 1980s and has since grown to be among the largest private employer in the region.

The town also boasts of a few TVS factories close by, supplying parts and components to automotive industries in India and abroad.

Government and private bus operators ply buses to Vellore, Tiruttani and Arakkonam every 15 minutes.