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SIMHACHALAM
- VARAHA LAKSHMI NARASIHMA SWAMI |
About the Temple :
The temple at Simhachalam near Visakhapatnam, is known to be the second richest temple of
Andhra Pradesh after Tirupati. The presiding deity here is Sri Varaha Narasimha
Swamy, combining the iconographic features of Varaha and Narasimha.
The Deity :
 The idol with the head
of a lion on a human torso actually in "thribhanga" posture, is kept covered
with sandal paste through out the year. The image appears like a Shivalinga with this
cover. The devotees are blessed with "Nijaroopadarshan" only once a year, during
the Chandanotsavam, when the sandal cover is peeled off the God.
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