DHARMAPURI TEMPLE
LOCATION
Dharmapuri is a small town located in the Karimnagar district of Telangana, 60 km away from the district headquarters. It is mostly famous for Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple which is situated on the southern banks of Godavari which flows through the town. The most interesting fact of Dharmapuri is that the Godavari river flows from north to south direction unlike west to east in all other places where it flows and hence the river is termed here as Dakshina Vahini. This town is also one of the nine Narasimha Kshetrams. Due to presence of many temples in the area, it is also known as ‘Teertharajamu’. The town was ruled by King Dharma Varma and thus the name of the town was named after him as Dharmapuri.
HISTORY OF THE TEMPLE
It is believed that the temple was built between 928-850 BC. This ancient temple has two versions of temple owing to the devastation it has witnessed over different period of time. The older one is called as the Pata Narasimha Swamy Temple and the newer one is known as the Kottha Narasimha Swamy Temple. In the 14th and 15th century, the next phase of anti-Hinduism started under Aurangzeb after the fall of Bahamanis and Qutub Shahis. Rustumdil Khan, the Subedar of Hyderabad converted this temple into a mosque with the help of the then Sultan of Delhi, Aurangzeb. However, in 1448 AD, a new temple near the mosque was reconstructed and hence this temple came to be called as Pata Narasimha Swamy Temple. In 1725 AD, an icon of Lord Narasimha was found in close vicinity of the Dharampuri village and hence, the temple was again rebuilt there.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE
Pata Narasimha Swamy Temple has two main entrances or Simha Dwarams. Out of the two, Pedda Gopuram is the main entrance ...
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...ns open for public from 5AM to 2PM and 4PM to 8PM every day. Temple remains closed between 2PM to 4PM.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
For more details about the temple, visit www.srilakshminarasimha.org .
TRANSPORTATION
BY AIR
Hyderabad Airport is the nearest one, 280 km away and is well connected to all the major cities of India and abroad. Other airports close to Dharmapuri are Nagpur Airport (330 km) and Vijayawada Airport (390 km).
BY TRAIN
The nearest railway station is Mancherial, which is just 40 km away from the temple. It is located on the New Delhi- Chennai route and is well connected to all the major cities of India.
BY ROAD
APSRTC and various private travels operate regular buses that ply to Dharmapuri from all the major cities of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The best way to reach temple in less time is by your own means of transportation like car or private taxis.
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