Narsingh Mandir (Joshimath) | temple

India / Uttaranchal / Joshimath
The temple is about 1200 years old. Dedicated to Vishnu, the presiding deity of the temple is Narsimha, the half-man, half-lion and fourth incarnation of Vishnu. Like Badrinath, he is also sitting in the sukhasana. The characteristic feature of the deity is that its left wrist is very thin and is getting thinner by the day.
At the beginning of every winter, the deity from the Badrinath temple is brought in a procession and kept in this temple for 6 months.
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Coordinates:   30°33'22"N   79°33'56"E

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  • narsingh is situated at joshimath believed that it was capital of katury dynasity refounded by sankra acharaya
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