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The architecture is a combination of the architectural styles of the Kalinga, Chalukyas, Kakatiyas, and the Cholas. Simhachalam temple resembles a fortress from outside with three outer courtyards and five gateways. The temple underwent 40 years of religious inactivity from 1564 to 1604 CE that coincides with the Muslim invasion in the region. The Tuluva kings patronized Simhachalamtemple up to 16th century CE. During his military campaigns at the Kalinga region, Krishnadevaraya erected a Jayastambha (pillar of victory) at Simhachalam.
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The temple received patronage from Reddy dynasty, Gajapathi Kings and many other royal families, of which Tuluva dynasty of Vijayanagara Empire is a notable one. NarahariTirtha, a Dvaita philosopher and Eastern Ganga minister converted the Simhachalam temple into a renowned educational establishment and a religious centre for Vaishnavism. In the later half of the 13th century, the temple complex underwent lot of changes during the reign of the Eastern Ganga king Narasimhadeva I.Īn inscription dated 1293 CE refers to the addition of sub shrines by the Ganga Kings in the temple, which were dedicated to manifestations of Vishnu: Vaikunthanatha, Yagnavaraha, and Madhavadevara. The earliest inscription at the temple belongs to 1087 CE which mentions about a gift by a private individual in the era of Chola king Kulottunga I. Then Vishnu assumed the form of Narasimha avatar (mixed form of man and beast) and kills Hiranyakashipu at the junction of day and night. Hiranyaksha’s brother Hiranyakashipu vowed to seek revenge, did penance and received a boon from Brahma which made him invulnerable to death either in the morning or the night, and either by a human or a beast. Vishnu assumed the form of a boar (Varaha ) and restored earth to its normal position and killed Hiranyaksha. Hiranyaksha with his power made the earth to lose its vitality and sink into the rasatala (patala). The form of Varahanarasimha (Dwayavathara) was assumed by Him, on the prayer of his devotee, Prahalada, who wanted to see both the incarnations of Bhagwan Vishnu, the one (Varaha) by which he had already killed Hiranyakasha and the other (Narasimha) by which he would kill Prahalada’s father Hiranyakashipu.Ī temple with the moolavirat being a dual incarnation (Ugalavatara), a combination of the third (Varaha) and the fourth (Narasimha) avataras of Sri Maha Vishnu named as Sri Varaha Lakshmi NarasimhaSwamy is found only at Simhachalam.Įxcept on AkshayaTrutiya, the murti of VarahaNarasimha in this temple is covered with sandalwood paste throughout the year, which makes it resemble a linga. It is dedicated to Bhagwan Vishnu, who is worshipped here as Varaha Narasimha. Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple, Simhachalam is situated on the Simhachalam Hill, at a height of 800 metres above the sea level in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.