one of the meanings of the word "hari" is gold. Harikesha means one who has golden hair ie Shiva . The epithet is found in Sri Rudram too. Shiva's matted locks are called red/ bronze/tawny and therefore "golden" is also appropriate, because when gold is burnished it is reddish.
Many different sources say it is Siva only. I wonder, then, why Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam chose to do a sanchari involving Vishnu and Ganesha in siddhi vinAyakam for "shrIda nivAsam shrta harikEsham."
Chinnamanur is one of the most important Agricultural based town in Cumbum Valley of Tamil Nadu, located in the Theni District. This was formerly known as “Harikesarinallurâ€
While on the subject of muttayya bhAgavatar, I wondered whetehr the inferences to "balagiri," "baladri," or "mahAbalAdri" referred to the hill upon which the temple of cAmuNDAmba stands.