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Gandabherunda (IAST: Gaṇḍabheruṇḍa) is a two-headed bird and he is a form of the Hindu god Vishnu as Narasimha and he has enormous powers in Hindu mythology. [1] In Hinduism , Gandabherunda is a form of Vishnu as Narasimha who disemboweled and killed Sharabha , a form of Shiva and Hiranyakashipu at the same time in Hindu mythology .
Lakshmi Narasimha Temple is a Vaishnavite temple and one of the eight sacred places of Lord Vishnu in India. It is also known for being one of the eight mahakshetras Narasimha in India. [ 1 ] It is situated at the foot of the Auspicious Hill in Mangalagiri which is part of the Vijayawada part of Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh , India .
Being pleased with his penance, Narasimha manifested himself in five forms: Jvala Narasimha, Gandabherunda Narasimha, Yogananda Narasimha, Ugra Narasimha, and Lakshmi Narasimha. [5] Yada requested Narasimha to remain on the hill in these forms. For this reason, the temple has deities of Narasimha in all five forms enshrined in stone in the main ...
Narasimha is depicted with his consort Lakshmi, seated on his lap. [4] In contrast to his ugra (terrible) aspect, where his face is contorted and enraged, he appears to be serene in this form. [ 5 ] He often carries his aspects of the Sudarshana Chakra and Panchajanya , and his murti is decorated with ornaments and garlands.
Yogananda Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Mattapalli: Sri Yogananda Lakshmi Narasimha with Rajalakshmi Thayar and Chenchu Lakshmi Thayar 90 Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple, Simhachalam: Varaha Narasimha and Simhavalli thayar 91 Sita Ramachandraswamy Temple, Bhadrachalam: Rama with Sita 92 Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Mangalagiri: Lakshmi Narasimha ...
Lakshminarasimha Temple may refer to the following buildings in India: . Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Devarayanadurga, Karnataka; Abaya Hastha Swayambu Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Agaram Village, Hosur, Tamil Nadu
Upon the prayers of Shiva as Sharabha, Shakthi took the form of Pratyangira and emerged out of the head of Sharabha, pacifying Narasimha and taking her place as his consort, Narasimhi, after which Narasimha released Sharabha. [8] The term 'Prati' means reverse and Angiras means attacking. Thus, the goddess Pratyangira is the one who reverses ...
The Gunja Narasimha Swamy temple on the right bank of the Kaveri river, is a massive complex belonging to the Vijayanagara period. The image of Narasimha in the sanctum sanctorum has a weighing balance with a twig with seed of the Gunja (botanical name- Abrus precatorius ) tree and hence is called Gunja Narasimha Swamy.