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Lord Narasimha
therefore descended and fought fiercely with the ferocious demon.
Since the demon was granted a boon from Lord Siva, assuring that the
number of sand particles drenched by the drops of his blood take the form
of his body.Lord Narasimha created 'Maya Shakti', which would
prevent the blood of the demon falling on the ground, and chopped of the
hands of Raktavilochana and ultimately killed him. Joyous Vashista, on an
auspicious day, in the presence of all the gods consecrated the image of
Lord Narasimha at Antervedi and all sang his glory.Antarvedi became a
Jungle, where a cow-heard called "Keshavadas" used to
graze his cattle. On one day he found that one of his cows rained his
milk at an anthill and returned home dry. To worried Keshavadas, Lord
Narasimha appeared in his dream and asked him to construct a temple for
him. The cowherd with the assistance of the villagers constructed a
temple at the anthill.
Temple :Speciality of this temple is that, the God is facing
towards West instead of East (usual direction of other temples in
India). According to the local legend, Lord Narasimha manifested
himself in an anthill. The idol of Lord Narasimha stands installed in the
place where he is supposed to have emerged in the form of the stone.
There are many other temples over here too like 'Nilakanteswara',
'Sri Rama, and Anjaneya' etc. This place has glorious past, connected
with several 'August Munies' such as 'Brahma' among celestials, Sri Rama
among the incarnated and Vasishta among Maharshis.
Festivals :The area's religious fair is held on Bheeshma Ekadasi,
which is generally in January or February. The annual Kalyanotsavam will
begin on the day of Ratha Saptami and concludes on the day of
Pournami with Chakra Snanam. Lord Narasimha Swamy's Kalyanam is performed
on Dasami and Rath yatra was performed on 'Ekadasi day'.
Contact :
SRI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA VARI DEVASTANAM
Mobile :8862259313
EMAIL : antarveditemple@rediffmail.com
How To Get Here :
- The
nearest railway stations are at Palakollu, Bhimavaram and
Narsapur.
- Antarvedi
can be reached by boat from Narsapur. There are buses from Palkollu,
Razole that take pilgrims to this sacred place.
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