SIMHACHALAM

UNIQUENESS

This kshetra thus came into existence has many unique features that mark it out form the rest of Narasimha kshetras located elsewhere. The oddity of the presiding deity that strikes the eyes of the visitors at first sight- it is overlaid with sandal paste from head to foot. He is called Varahanarasimhamurthi here. And only once a year on Vaisaka sulka thadia - the third day of the bright half of Vaisakha masa it is removed, when lacs of persons, making long journeys visit the shrine to avail the divya darsan; it is here the sacred rivers the Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati are flowing for the use of abhisheka to the Lord; it is to this kshetra Lord Siva accepted to be Kshetrapalaka with a view to adoring Sri Mahavishnu day and night; it is this temple that received munificent endownments by Pururava, one of the six emperors of legendary times; it is this Lord that was worshipped by the Mukkoti devathas en masse once, with Brahma and Siva in the fore front; it is this place where Prahlad spent his Vanaprastasram; and it is this place that attained the status of capital city during the Prahlad's time. Endowed with such awe-inspiring episodes and miraculous powers; this famous Narasimhakshetra is enjoying unrivalled glory and undiminished popularity from the day of Prahlad's settling down here for personal worship at the behest of Srimannarayan himself. Mythological evidence begins with Hiranyakasipu's reign.

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