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AHOBILAM  - NARASIMHA SWAMI

About the Temple :

Ahobilam (Sagel kunram) is one of the 108 temples & celestial abodes of Vishnu situated near Nandyal in Andhra Pradesh . The deity here is in the form of Lord Narasimha, with a lion face and a human body. Unlike the other places of worship of this deity, Ahobilam is unique with all the nine forms of Lord Narasimha being worshipped. Hence it is also called the "Nava Narasimha Kshetra" and is the seat of Ahobila mutt. The place also referred to as the Ahobila divyadesam is one of the two divyadesams located in Andhra Pradesh.

The two crests of the hill of this NavaNarasimha Kshetram are called Vedadri and Garudadri, through which the Bhavanasini Thirtham flows. The puranas state that the Nallamalai hills from Kurnool to Chittoor district are a personification of Adiseshu whose tail is Sree Sailam, middle is Ahobilam and head is Tirumala. Ahobilam is divided into two parts – The lower Ahobilam and the upper Ahobilam.

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