The famous Shrine of Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami stands on the Yadagirigutta hill, in Nalgonda district, about 64-km from Hyderabad. The temple is situated at the top of the hill, which is about 300ft in height. At the foot of the hill, there is a gateway with Gopuram, which is called popularly as "Vaikunta Dwaram".
After entering the Simhadwaram of the temple, there is a Hanuman Temple on the right side. Exactly beneath the Hanuman image, there is a horizontal rock gap of about 10 inches width and about 60-sq-ft in area.
This horizontal narrow cave is said to be the spot where the Lord manifested himself in his Swarupa of Lord Narasimha as "Gandhabherunda"one of the three Narasimhas who appeared before the Yadavas. To the left, is a big hall where the devotees generally sit.
The front pillar of the temple is a constructed sculpture whereas the rear pillars where the actual shrine of the God is situated, viz., the 'Garbha Gudi', is a natural cave of about 30ft length and 12ft width cut into a hill. The cave is formed under a huge rock, which forms a sloping roof into a height of just 5ft in the middle for the passage inside.
While going through this constricted passage one has necessarily to lower his head slightly. Thus the very natural formation of the cave itself makes one bow involuntarily to the Lord. On the left of the passage, there is a Peetha where special Pujas are performed. At the end of the cave, there are the actual images of the Lord.
One can see their two rocks fastened to each other and forming a vertical cup of about one foot between them. On the other side of the rock, we can see the image in the shape of a serpent head and ending like its tail. This is said to be the aspect of God known as "Jwala Narasimha", the second of the manifestations of Lord Vishnu to Yadavas.
How to reach the temple:
Air: The nearest airport is Hyderabad .
Rail: The nearest railhead is situated at Hyderabad.
Road: There are regular buses from Hyderabad and Nalgonda to Yadagirigutta. There are wide stone steps to ascend the hill and also a good motorable road to the top from down below.
Sri Lakshminarasimha Swamy Temple or Yadagirigutta Temple or Bhongir is a popular Hindu Temple of God Narasimha Swamy, an incarnation Lord Vishnu.
It is located on a hillock in the Nalgonda district, Andra Pradesh, India , 60 kilometers from the city of Hyderabad. Huge number of devotees visit the temple on Sundays and public holidays.
In Tretayugam, there lived a sage by the name of Yadarishi, son of the great sage Rishyasrunga and Santa Devi who did penance inside a cave with the bestows of Anjaneya (Hanuman) on this hill between Bhongir (Bhuvanagiri) and Raigiri (Now in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh, India).
Pleased with his deep devotion, Lord Narasimha, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu appeared before him in five different forms as Jwala, Yogananda, Gandabherunda, Ugra and Lakshminarasimha. They later manifested themselves into finely sculpted forms that later came to be worshiped as Pancha Narasimha Kshetram.
There are no inscriptions material available to give the history of this temple. There are, however, Puranic and traditional accounts, which are widely popular among the devotees.
Tradition records that Yadagirigutta is connected with the Yadava chiefs who constructed the temple of Lord Narasimha. According to a legend, it is said that on this hill the Lord manifested himself in three different forms to the Yadavas.
Feastival :
'Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami Brahmotsavam' is celebrated for eleven days from 'Phalguna Suddha Vidiya' to 'Dvadasi' (February-March) with much grandeur and it is attended by thousands of devotees from all over the state.
Temple is opening at 4.00 a.m. early morning and it will be closed by 9.30 p.m. In peak days like Sunday/Saturday /Festival Days the temple would be opened one hour earlier than the schedule time.
Do:
Do pray your Ishta Devata before pilgrimage to Temple.
Do contact Temple Devasthanam information centre for enquiry, temple information and for Pooja details etc.
Do reserve your travel and accommodation at Temple well in advance.
Do bath and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
Do concentrate on God and Goddess inside the temple.
Do maintain silence and recite your Istamantram to yourself inside the temple.
Do observe ancient custom and traditions while in Temple.
Do respect religious sentiments at Temple.
Do deposit your offerings in the hundi only.
Don't s:
Do not come to Temple for any purpose other than worshipping of God and Goddess.
Do not smoke at Temple.
Do not consume alcoholic drinks at Temple.
Do not eat non-vegetarian food in the Kshetram.
Do not approach mediators for quick Darshanam. It may cause inconvenient to others.
Do not carry any weapon inside the temple.
Do not wear any head guards like helmets, caps, turbans and hats inside the temple premises.
Do not perform Sastanga Pranama inside the Sanctum Sanctorum.
Do not take much time while performing Sparsa Darshanam to God in Garbhagriha.
Do not buy spurious prasadams from street vendors.
Do not encourage beggars at Temple.
Do not spit or create nuisance in the premises of the temple.
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