Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Mangalagiri

Lakshmi Narasimha Temple
Lakshmi Narasimha Temple
Geography
Coordinates 16°26′13″N 80°34′12″E / 16.4370352°N 80.5701012°E / 16.4370352; 80.5701012Coordinates: 16°26′13″N 80°34′12″E / 16.4370352°N 80.5701012°E / 16.4370352; 80.5701012
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District Guntur
Locale Mangalagiri
Culture
Sanctum Lord Narasimha
Architecture
Architecture Dravidian architecture
Number of temples 3
Inscriptions Dravidian languages and Sanskrit
History
Website guntur.nic.in/mangalagiri_temple.html

Lakshmi Narasimha Temple is a vaishnavite temple and one of the eight sacred places of Lord Vishnu in India. It is situated at the foot of the Auspicious Hill in Mangalagiri of Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the temple in the series of three temples located on and at the bottom of the hill, the other two being Panakala Narasimha Temple on the hill and Gandala Narasimha Temple at the top of the hill. It has one of the highest gopurams in South India and only one of its type in this part of India. It is 153ft. in height and 49 feet wide with 11 storeys.[1][2]

Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple - Diguva Sannidhi

References

  1. ↑ "Temple". Mangalagiri.org. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mangalagiri Temple". Official Website Of Guntur District. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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