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English: This is a JPEG format plan and architectural drawing of a historic Indian temple or monument. An alternate SVG format (scalable vector graphics) version of this file – for web graphics, design studies, print, dynamic and interactive applications – has also been uploaded to wikimedia commons.
English: The Lakshmi Narasimha temple was built in 1246 CE by Bommanna Dandanayaka, a commander in the Hoysala Empire during he rule of King Vira Someshwara. It is a good example of 13th century Hoysala architecture. Located a short distance away in Nuggehalli, and built around the same time is the Sadashiva temple.
It is the centre of worship of Narasimha, the lion-headed avatar of Vishnu, along with his consort Pratyangira, an avatar of Lakshmi. It is one of the nine Hindu temples and shrines dedicated to this deity. The main village and a temple complex are at Lower Ahobilam. Upper Ahobilam, about 8 kilometres to the east, has more temples in a steep ...
Jwala Devi Temple is located in Shaktinagar township of Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh. It is an ancient Ashtagrih temple of Jwala Devi and one of the 51 Shaktipeethas of India. [citation needed] The temple is believed to be 1000 years old and constructed by Raja Udit Narayan Singh of Gaharwal. This is where the tongue of Parvati is worshipped.
English: The entrance of Prahlada Varada Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, one of the 'Nava Narasimha' Temples in Ahobilam, Andhra Pradesh, India. Date 13 February 2024, 18:17:31
The temple is considered one of the main Jain centres in Karnataka. [2] The main temple is dedicated to the goddess Jwalamalini. [3] Jwalamalini presides as the guardian deity of the temple. Jwalamalini is seated in Sukhasana posture with her eight hands carrying dāna, double arrow, chakra, trishula, pasha, flag, bowlet and kalasa. The goddess ...
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The temple is located near the top of a hill at the end of a hilly road. It is the primary and contains the oldest cave temple that likely is from the 8th to 10th-century. The cave has a rock formation that looks like Narasimha emerging from a rock pillar (svayambhu). This temple was a part of an much older Hindu pilgrimage site for the ...