![]() ![]() He began to harass Indra and the Devathas. The legend says that Namuchi, a Rakshasa after great penance obtained a boon from Brahma that he would not be killed by anything that is either wet or dry. He is also called as Sudarsana Narasimhaswamy. The Lord that has established himself on the hill is in the form of Narasimha (man-lion) which Lord Vishnu assumed to kill Hiranyakasipu, a rakshasa father of Prahlada, a great devotee. ![]() Now, the cave is very dark, and the way could not be seen. It is said that, there is a way to Vundavalli from that cave, and the sages used to go by that way to take bath in Krishna River. There was a cave next the devi temple on the hill. The steps to the temple were constructed by Sri Channapragada Balaramadasu in 1890. The stone inscription of the kings of Vijayanagar relate besides to the conquest of Rayalu over Kondapalli etc., that Siddhiraju Thimmarajayya Devara granted a total of 200 kunchams (10 kunchams make one acre) land in 28 villages of which Mangalagiri was one and gift of 40 kunchams by China Thirumalayya to Ramanujakutam. Behind the temple there is the temple of Sri Lakshmi, to the west of which there is a tunnel which is believed to lead to Vundavalli caves on the banks of the Krishna. A dhwajasthambham was erected in front of the temple in 1955. Midway on the steps there is a temple of Lord Panakala Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy there is only the face with the mouth widely opened. On the right side of the steps provided to reach the temple, there is a stone inscription by Sri Krishnadeva Raya of Vijayanagar and a little further up, the foot prints of Mahaprabhu Chaitanya are to be seen. The temple of Sri Panakala Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy is situated on the hill. But Hrasva Srungi took the shape of an elephant to become the abode of Lord Vishnu who is locally known as Panakala Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy. The father of Hrasva Srungi came with his retinue to take back his son to his kingdom. All the Devathas (Gods) advised him to stay at Mangalagiri and continue to do penance in praise of Lord Vishnu. Pariyatra, an ancient king had a son Hrasva Srungi visited all holy and sacred places to regain normal bodily stature and finally visited this holy place of Mangalagiri and stayed for three years performing penance. There is an interesting legend to show as to how the mountain came into existence. From all the directions, the hill appears in the elephant shape only. This shape of the hill looks like an elephant. Third one is Gandala Narasimha Swamy at the top of the hill. Another one is Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy at the foot of the temple. One is Panakala Narasimha Swamy on the hill. There are three Narasimha Swamy temples in Mangalagiri. That's why it got this name (The auspicious hill). Lakshmi Devi has done tapas on this hill. The eight places where Lord Vishnu manifested himself are (1) Sri Rangam (2) Srimushnam (3) Naimisam (4) Pushkaram (5) Salagamadri (6) Thothadri (7) Narayanasramam (8) Venkatadri. This place is one of the 8 important Mahakshetrams (sacred places) in India. ![]() Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple Timings MorningĮvening Archana, Harathi, Theertha Ghoshti It is said that, in the evenings, Gods, and Sages worship the Lord. Special Archana for the devotees and offering Panakam Temple Timings Panakala Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple Timings Morning Panakala Narasimha Swamy - God Who Drinks Panakam ![]()
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