Penchalakona is a village located in the

Rapur Mandal Rapur is a Big town and a Mandal in SPSR Nellore district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Rapur is one of the major panchayats located in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, India and soon going to become as a municipality by 2020 as ...

of Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh, India, 70km west of Nellore.

History & Legend of the Temple

The Penusila Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple is situated at the foot of a hill in the Penchalakona Valley. There is an image of the Lord, represented as a self-manifested one (Swayambhu). Two stones are entwined to form a lion’s head upon a man's body. The "Sthalapurana", or ancient story, of the temple indicates that it was a famed for the swami “Thapovan of Kanvamaharshi” who performed penance there. There is an annual festival at the temple, which is a major event in Penchalakona, celebrated during Vaisakha, the period of time in the Hindu solar calendar that begins in mid-April in Bengal, Nepal, and Punjab. It starts on the day of Suddha Dwadasi and lasts until Bahula Padyami, a total of five days. Devotees congregate for Narasimhaswamy Jayanthi to celebrate the occasion.Page no 849. Vol VII of the Imperial Gazette of India by W.W. Hunter CIE. Director general of statistics to Govt. of India Yr. 1881

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* http://www.penchalakona.co.in/ * https://gotirupati.com/penchalakona-lakshmi-narasimha-swamy-temple/ {{Nellore district Villages in Nellore district Waterfalls of Andhra Pradesh Geography of Nellore district