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MANGALAGIRI |
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| Later on Lord
Vishnu in the aspect of Lakshmi Narasimha killed the great demon called Namuchi with his
Chakra and installed himself on this hill.. The popular legend is that the offerings to
this Lord were, honey in Kitayuga, ghee in Dwaparayuga, milk in Tretayuga, and Panaka or
jaggery water in this Kaliyuga. This offering of Panaka is made even now, by pouring the
offering into the mouth of the Lord with a Sankha or a conch and only half of the quantity
is accepted by the Lord while the rest is left to the devotee as prasada. The mountain
Mangalagiri itself appears in an elephant's shape and the t6mple is situated just at the
mouth. The two peculiarities of the temple are that the offering of jaggery water is made,
and that too directly into the mouth of the Lord, and secondly that there is no other idol
in the temple except that of Lord Narasimhaswamy, whose face alone is sculptured in the
hill itself. |
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