Simhachalam (Visakhapatnam)

India / Andhra Pradesh / Gopalapatnam / Visakhapatnam / Simhachalam konda(Hill)
 temple, hindu temple, historical centre
Simhachalam konda
Simhachalam is dedicated to the incarnation (Avatar) of Vishnu known as Narasimha (the man-lion)
Hiranyakasipu was a Rakshasa (demon) king
He got a boon from Lord Brahma;
that he should become immortal;
that he could not be killed
-by any animal or a man
-neither in the morning nor in the night,
-by any weapons,
-neither in sky.
He wanted the entire world to worship him
Prahalada, his son, was a devotee of Lord Narayana & meditated in the name of Narayana.
This angered Hiranyakasipu & tried to kill his son.
Prahalada surrendered to Lord Narayana.
Lord with the conditions of boon took Narasimha (Lion-Man) avatar and killed the demon king.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simhachalam
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Coordinates:   17°45'59"N   83°14'56"E

Comments

  • this is only temple of Narasimha on whole india.