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Virat Kohli Visit Simhanchalam Temple: Indian cricketer Virat Kohli reached Simhanchalam Temple for darshan after the victory in the last ODI played against Africa in Visakhapatnam. This temple has been famous all over the world for centuries due to a special belief.
(caption id=”” align=”alignnone” width=”1200″) Rudra incarnation of Vishnu resides in Simhachalam – Narasimha Dev, the Rudra incarnation of Lord Vishnu, is worshiped in the Simhachalam temple. This temple is dedicated to Lakshmi Narasimha. This temple is one of the main pilgrimage sites of South India.
(caption id=”attachment_9938749″ align=”alignnone” width=”1200″) The temple is situated on an 800 feet high mountain – Simhachalam Temple is situated on an 800 feet high mountain. Devotees traditionally climb about 1000 steps from the foothills of the hill called Bhairava Dwaram to reach the main temple of Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy.
Meaning of Simhachalam- The name of the temple ‘Simhachalam’ is made up of two words – ‘Singh’ which means ‘lion’ (lion) and ‘Achal’ which means ‘mountain’. This mountain and temple is associated with the Narasimha incarnation of Lord Vishnu, which he took to kill Prahlad’s tyrannical father Hiranyakashyap.
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(caption id=”attachment_9938771″ align=”alignnone” width=”1200″) Age-old belief – According to the age-old belief, the idol of God present in this temple is opened for darshan only once in a year. The rest of the year the idol remains covered with a thick layer of sandalwood.
Why is there sandalwood paste on the idol? – Actually, in this temple Lord Lakshmi Narasimha was seated in a gentle form after Prahlad’s peace prayer. It is believed that God himself had told Prahlad to apply sandalwood paste throughout the year so that his fierce energy remains balanced.
