Ahobilam Nava Narasimhar sthethram
Iam sharing my Ahobilam trip experience which I went in April 2017. It was a very adventurous trip. I and my hubby went on a group tour with 27 persons. My friends also accompanied us. Ahobilam is one of the 108 divyadeshams, situated admist the dense nallamala forest. Ahobilam is situated in the allagadda Mandal in kurnool district of Andrapradesh. It is a holy abode of Lord Narasimha. It’s a nava Narasimhar sthethram. Narasimhar is the 4th incarnation of Lord Vishnu ( man with lion face ). A must visit temple for all vaishnavites though it is adventurous. There are totally 9 forms of Narasimhars in Ahobilam. Lower Ahobilam has 3 Narasimhar temples and upper Ahobilam has 6 Narasimhar temples. Sthalapuranam : As the legend says Lord Vishnu took Narasimha avathar to rescue Prahalad from his father King Hiranyakashibhu. When Prahalad worships Lord Vishnu , King Hiranya gets irritated as he wanted himself to be worshipped as Lord by all , ( King Hirayan gets a boon after doing deep penanc...