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Khadri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple

This is the place where Sri Maha Vishnu appeared in the form of Narasimha (Nrusimha, meaning Lion-man, a human form with lion head) to kill Hiranyakashpa who tried to kill his son Prahlada for being a devotee of Vishnu. The main idol in the temple is of Lord Narasimha with Hiranyakashpa in lap whose belly he tore apart and Prahlada standing beside him with folded hands. The

temple has it's historic lines from Veda Vyasa and Arjuna of Mahabharatha. The temple has been under the patronage of several kings like Sri Krishna Devaraya, Chatrapati Shivaji and Vijayanagara rulers.

The main idol and the utsav idols are Svyambhu (not man-made).

 

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www.kadirilakshminarasimhaswamytemple.com/

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Uploaded on August 30, 2017