Narasimha Konda
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Narasimha Konda (Telugu: నరసింహకొండ) is a hill near the town of Jonnawada in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is a Hindu pilgrimage center and the site of an ancient temple dedicated to Narasimha, the man-lion avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. There is a shrine for Adilakshmi Ammavaru.[1]
Narasimha Konda is a small hill place 15 km away from Nellore and 5 km away from Jonnawada near by Penna River.[2] According to rock inscriptions at the site, the temple was built by the Pallava king Narasimhavarman I in the 9th Century. According to Hindu legend, the Pinakini River's banks were where the great king Kasyapa built this temple.[3]
Standing upright as Lord Narasimha, this 350 feet high kshetra is the most beautiful and holy place, and Sage Pungavu considered it as Tirdha Kshetra.[4]
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