Inside the temple, every wall is covered with beautiful and delicate carvings of gods and puranic scenes.Īnnual chariot festival or Rathothsavam is conducted every year in this temple in grand manner. The temple is facing east with a large pushkarini (temple tank) in the north east corner of the temple. The procession image of the deity is in the form of Vishnu made of metal with Bhudevi and Sridevi on either side. Sri Mahalakshmi, the Lords consort is known here by the name of Sri Amruthavalli. There is an idol of Prahalada standing beside the lord. Garbgriha is decorated beautifully with four lions in corner. On the eastern entrance one can see the idol of Anjaneya. The temple is enclosed in large walled compound with 4 entrances having a gopura over each entrance. The popular king of Vijayanagara Sri Krishna Devaraya and Maharashtra King Shivaji visited this famous temple and constructed sub temples and Mahishasuramardini Temple respectively. The raja gopuram was built by Harihararaya. One of them states that the temple was built by a Nayaka during the reign of Bukka I in 1332 AD. The inscriptions in the temple relate mostly to the Vijayanagar period.
The construction of this temple is said to have been commenced during the Western Chalukya rule but it was completed during the time of Vijayanagara rulers. The specialty of this temple is that after the daily Abhishekam is performed, the idol of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha oozes sweat continuously even after repeatedly wiping off sweat by the temple priests. Lord Narasimha in this temple is swayambhu emerging from the roots of Khadri tree (Indian mulberry). Third Phase Sri Krishna Devaraya renovated in 1509 – 1529 AD Second Phase Harihara Raya made additions during 1356 – 1418 AD King along with his staff then recovered the Idol (Saligramam) from the roots of the tree and built the temple.įirst Phase Bukka Raya I completed Gopuram Construction in 1353 AD Rayalu of Vijayanagar dynasty and revealed his whereabouts.
It is known from the inscriptions on the Temple walls, that Swamy appeared in the dream of Veera Bukka Kadiri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple History: The temple is dedicated to Lord Narasimha, a Man-lion form and is one of the 10 avatars of Lord Vishnu. Sri Kadiri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple at a distance of 1.5 km Kadiri Railway Station, 100 km from Anantapur, 113 km from Kadapa, 458 km from Hyderabad, 476 km from Vijayawada, and 174 km from Bangalore, Sri Kadiri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple is located in Kadiri town in Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh.
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