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Ahobilam is a town and holy site in the Allagadda mandal of Nandyal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. [1] It is surrounded by the Eastern Ghats with several mountain hills and gorges. It is the centre of worship of Narasimha , the lion-headed avatar of Vishnu , along with his consort Pratyangira , an avatar of Lakshmi .
The temples in Ahobilam were damaged in the Deccan wars between newly forming Muslim Sultanates and older Hindu kingdoms by the early 16th-century. Ahobilam came under Vijayanagara Empire control after the 14th- century, and the temples underwent major reconstruction (The Lower Ahobilam temple is from the Tuluva period, 16th-century).
Penna Ahobilam a is place near Anantapuramu, Andhra Pradesh, India, 12 km from Uravakonda and 36 km from Anantapur. It is well-linked by road with frequent bus services.
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