Devas' leader Indira, with support from lord vishu, decided to kill him.Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple is located in Ahobilam, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. The legend has it that once an Assura (demon) Namuchi, having received special boon from Lord Brahma, the creator that he won't be killed by anything dry or wet, became ruthless and was a menace to the people, Devas (Celestials) and saints. Here, he is also referred to as Sud arsana Narashimha. To annihilate him for good, the lord took a strange ferocious form.
The demon got a boon from the lord that he should not be killed either by a human or by an animal. Lion's head) and h e took this a vatar- incarnation to kill the demon -king Hiranyakasipau to save his ardent devotee Prahlada, Here Lord Vishnu is in Narashimha form ( human body with It is believed the hill being volcanic of origin remains dormant because of pouring of jaggery water that neutralizes the sulfur compounds in the molten magma chamber! Surprisingly there are no traces of ants or flies in the temple and its vicinity as normally one will find in places where sugary stuff is used. J ggery water is offered to the deity through the mouth and to the devotees as prasadam. It was in 2004, the ghat road on the hill, leading to the temple was laid for the convenience of devotees. The flagstaff or dhwajasthambham was erected in front of the temple in 1955. The tunnel is closed and blocked and is not seen nowadays. The stone steps to the temple were built by Sri Channapragada Balaramadasu in 1890. This tunnel was used by the sages in the bygone days to go to the Krishna river bank with a view to doing their morning ablutions and religious rituals. To t he west of Lakshmi's shrine there is a tunnel which is believed to lead to Vundavalli caves on the banks of the river Krishna. It is believed, there are the foot prints of Mahaprabhu Chaitanya and the stone inscriptions of Krishna Theva Raya. There is a shrine dedicated to Lakshmi behind the main shrine. Poojas are offered to this deity in the s anctum till 3 PM. No physical form, no eyes, no hands and no legs.The mouth is covered with a metal face of the god. Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy temple, foot hills.Mangalagiri, Panakala Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy is characterized by a mouth wide open. The temple of Sri Panakala Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy is an historical one on the hill.
When his father King Pariyatra came here with his entourage to take him back to the kingdom, Hrasva Srungi took the shape of an elephant and became the abode of Lord Vishnu who is locally known as Panakala Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy. He stayed here and did penance on Lord Vishnu. The legend has it that Pariyatra, an ancient king had a son Hrasva Srungi, who was on pilgrimage to many places. Panakala Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy, įrom any direction, this shape of the near-by hill looks like an elephant. Third being Gandala Narasimha Swamy at the top of the hill.Į ntrance. Another one is Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy at the foot of the temple. One is Panakala Narasimha Swamy on the hill. In Mangalagiri there are three Narasimha Swamy temples. That's why it got this name (The auspicious hill).
The eight places where Lord Vishnu manifested himself are Sri Rangam, Srimushnam, Naimisam, Pushkaram, Salagamadri, and Thothadri, Narayanasramam Venkatadri. During the Vijayanagara rule, it was referred to as Mangala Nilayam. The Vishnu Shetram (holy place) in Magalagiri is one of the eight popular ones and this town in Guntur district of Andhra state is one among the oldest in India and has been in existence since 225 BC.
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