| Lakshmi Narasimha Temple | |
|---|---|
6th Nava Narasimha Temple | |
 Lakshmi Narasimha Temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Guntur |
| Deity | Lakshmi Narasimha |
| Location | |
| Location | Mangalagiri,Vijayawada |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Country | India |
 Interactive map of Lakshmi Narasimha Temple | |
| Coordinates | 16°26′13″N80°34′12″E / 16.4370352°N 80.5701012°E /16.4370352; 80.5701012 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Dravidian architecture |
| Temple | 3 |
| Inscriptions | Telugu andSanskrit |
| Website | |
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Lakshmi Narasimha Temple is aVaishnavite temple and one of the eight sacred places ofLord Vishnu inIndia. It is also known for being one of the eightmahakshetrasNarasimha in India.[1] It is situated at the foot of theAuspicious Hill inMangalagiri which is part of theVijayawada part ofGuntur district ofAndhra Pradesh,India. It is one of the temples in the series of three temples located on and at the bottom of the hill, the other two beingPanakala Narasimha Temple on the hill andGandalaya 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 153 feet (47 m) in height and 49 feet (15 m) wide and has eleven storeys.[2][3]
The Lakshmi Narasimha Temple is popularly believed to have been discovered byYudhishthira, the eldestPandava brother.[4] The temple's history is said to be recorded in the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, one of the old Hindu religious scriptures.[4] This temple was patronized by theVijayanagara rulers. There is an inscription from the time ofKrishnadevaraya, who had visited the temple, at the temple site.[4] The temple's tall eleven storygali gopuram was built by RajahVasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu, the Rajah of Amaravathi and a devotee of Narasimha.[4]
