About   Once during putting down a rebellion in his land, the King had to have recourse to a massacre of the Chenchus, whereupon he lost his mental peace, which he regained only when he came to Amaravati. The Amaravati temple is located on a small hillock referred to as Krouncha Shaila, alongside the river Krishna […]

About  After Hiranyasamhara by the Lord, all the devas praised the strength and courage (Balam & Showyam) of the Lord, as “Ahoveeryam, Ahoshowryam Ahobahupa Rakramam Narasimham, Paramdaivam Ahobilam Temple Ahobalam” Lord Rama, while searching for Seetha, was stated to have worshipped Lord Narasimha here with His Panchamrita Stotram. Lord Balaji offered Nivedyam to Lord Narasimha, […]

About  Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt in Mantralayam belongs to the lineage (parampara) of Hamsa Naamaka Paramaatma, adorned, in the early phase of its history, by various Tapaswis and Rishis. Sri Madhwacharya, the proponent of Dwaita Vedanta, had formally launched this Mutt, with His Sishya, Sri Padmanabha Tirtha as its Prime Guru. Many scholarly Gurus and […]

About  Mangalagiri means The Auspicious Hill. This place is one of the 8 important Mahakshetrams (sacred places) in India. 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. Thotadri is the present Mangalagiri. Lakshmi Devi has done tapas […]

About Yaganti Sage Agastya cursed the crows and said that they could not hover around the temple. No crows have been seen at this cave temple since time immemorial. Legend has it that a sage cursed the species after being disturbed while in deep meditation. The temple authorities say that the story could have been about […]

History Of Simhachalam Temple  Hiranyakasipu and Hiranyaksha are brothers and mighty demon lords bent upon disturbing the peace of the world. Hiranyaksha seized the earth and carried it to neither region. Lord Vishnu killed him and delivered the earth from the clutches of the demon by assuming the Boar incarnation (Varaha Avatara). Hiranyakasipu wanted to […]

About  Local inscriptions indicate that the Chalukyas built a beautiful temple to Ganesha in the year 840 AD, knowing the glories of Ganesha. According to a local legend, the temple was initially sunk into the ground. One day Swami came directly to a devotee’s dream and described his whereabouts. The devotee then informed the devotees […]

About  In Kritayuga, Sage Sounaka and his colleagues gathered in Naimisaranya in Antharvedi  to conduct Satrayaga in their Leisure time, they used to learn about distinguished and significant historical Indian Shrines from suta, a quranic narrator. One day, they asked him to tell about the greatness and significance of Antarvedi Shrine and Lord Lakshmi Narasimha. […]

About  Sri Srungara Vallabha Swamy Temple – Tholi Tirupati According to the locals, Dhruva is the reason why Lord Vishnu can be considered as a self here. Suruchi, Dhruv’s stepmother, was plotting to prevent Dhruv from ascending the throne. Then Dhruva reached this key point to do penance. At the same time, there was an […]

About   Before performing Daksha Yagna Daksha Prajapati, was supposed to performed puja for Sri Siddhi Vinayaka, Ainavilli for its successful completion. This is written in the Sthala Purana, Vyasa Maharshi, during the beginning of his tour of the South, had installed the Son of Parvati at this place and this age-old “ Siddi Vinayaka” is […]