Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Mangalagiri
Lakshmi Narasimha Temple is a vaishnavite temple and one of the eight sacred places of Lord Vishnu in India. It is situated at the foot of the Auspicious Hill in Mangalagiri of Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the temple in the series of three temples located on and at the bottom of the hill, the other two being Panakala Narasimha Temple on the hill and Gandala 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.[1][2]
Lakshmi Narasimha Temple | |
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Lakshmi Narasimha Temple | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Guntur |
Deity | Lord Narasimha |
Location | |
Location | Mangalagiri |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 16.4370352°N 80.5701012°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Dravidian architecture |
Temple(s) | 3 |
Inscriptions | Dravidian languages and Sanskrit |
Website | |
guntur |
References
- "Temple". Mangalagiri.org. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- "Mangalagiri Temple". Official Website Of Guntur District. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
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