Sri Panakala Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Mangalagiri
Lord Panakala Narasimha
Mangalagiri, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
Managed by AP Endowments Department
Hill shrine where Narasimha accepts jaggery water (panakam) — only half of each offering is drunk, the rest returned.
History
The deity has only a mouth opening, into which priests pour panakam (jaggery water). Remarkably, the deity is said to accept only half, whatever the amount offered, and not a single ant is seen despite the sugar. At the foot of the hill is the Lakshmi Narasimha temple with an 11-storey gopuram built by Raja Vasireddy Venkatadri Naidu in 1807–09.
Festivals
- Narasimha Jayanti
- Brahmotsavam (Phalguna)
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How to reach
- By air
- Vijayawada Airport, about 30 km
- By train
- Mangalagiri station, about 2 km
- By road
- APSRTC buses and taxis from the nearest town.
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