Ahobilam temple ,
Temple history
The Ahobilam is a famous temple of lord narasimha swamy
is situated on the Nallamalai ranges near allagadda , Kurnool district of
Andhra Pradesh state. The Nallamalai ranges south of river Krishna, down to
Tirupati and are called `Sesha Parvatha`. Sesha is the name of the king of
serpents. The hood of the sesha is at Tirupati, the tail at Srisailam and the
middle is situated at Ahobilam. Nallamalais at the tail are called Sringiri, at
the middle are called Vedagiri and Garudagiri referred to as at the hood.
The shrine of the Ahobilam temple is situated on the top
of the first range and is referred to as Upper Ahobilam and down below is
called Lower Ahobilam. A huge temple surrounded by a number of buildings can be
seen at the Upper Ahobilam. The main shrine or the "sacro sanctum" at
Upper Ahobilam was carved out of a big egg like rock with mandapams. There is a
tank here, which supplies water to the residents of the Upper Ahobliam temple.
It is mainly for growing flowers for the shrine.
There is a Lower Ahobilam in the below with a big temple
and enclosures, It was built according to the South Indian style. Thousands of
pilgrims can stay here in this temple. The priests of both Upper and Lower
Ahobilam stay there even today.
Accommodations – in allagadda town good restaurants and hotels
available.
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