Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Dharmapuri

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Lakshmi Narasimha Temple is located in Narasimhula Palle, Karimnagar District in Telangana, India. It is the abode of Narsimha Swamy and Devi Lakshmi. The place has garnered lot of visitors over the years.it is a fourteen hundred years old temple of the time of Chalukyas later expanded by the Kakatiyas. It has three types of Narsimha swamy idols. One is the usual one that we see in other temples as well. The second one is the Ugra roop that the lord took to destroy the demon Hiranya Kashyap The third is the Saumya roop of Balaji as at Tirupati. There is a small temple of Sri Venugopal as well with Rukmini and Satyabhama. The unique thing about this temple is the idol of Yama the lord of Dharma at the entrance of the temple and the Devotees first pray to him when they come to Dharmapuri, and then Lord Aanjaney Swamy the Kshetra Swamy, and chief devotee of Lord Vishnu of whom Lord Narsimha is one incarnation. There is a Brahmotsav held after Holi Every day Weddings are performed of couples who wish to start their life together with the blessing of the lord.

The temple celebrates all kinds of Hindu festivals such as Bonalu, Dussera, Brahma-utsava etc.

Pilgrims generally perform ‘Satya Narayana Puja’ at this place.

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