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Simhachalam Temple Darshan Timings
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Morning 07:00am to 11:30am
Afternoon 12:30pm to 3:00pm
Evening 04:00pm to 7:30pm

About Simhachalam Temple:
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Simhadri or Simhachalam is a Hindu temple located in the Simhachalam Visakhapatnam City suburb of Simhachalam in Andhra Pradesh. It is dedicated to the incarnation (avatar) of Vishnu known as Narasimha
(the man-lion).

India Atop the hill at a height of 244 mts, popularly called the Hill of the Lion Lord, is the temple of Lord Vishnu in the avatara of Sri Narasimha Swami varu. is a famous temple said to be the abode of Varaha Narasimha Swami, and hence the hill itself is called (Nara)simhachalam. The temple is situated in the city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.

The hill temple of Simhachalam can be seen as one approaches Vishakapatnam from Vizianagaram by train. Simhachalam – the hill of the lion is located at a distance of 18 km from Vishakapatnam. The hill temple is accessed via a motorable road, up the hill. This temple combines the Orissan and Chalukyan features of temple construction, and it attracts scores of pilgrims from both Andhra Pradesh and Orissa.

The presiding deity here is Varaha Lakshminarasimha, combining the iconographic features of Varaha nd Narasimha. The original shape of the deity in the tribhanga posture has two hands with the head of a lion on a human torso.
The image resembles a Shivalingam covered with sandal paste. It is only once a year, during the Chandana Visarjana that the sandal paste is removed, and the image is seen by pilgrims. The main deity is covered with sandal paste(Chandanam) throughout the year except on Vaishaka Sudda Thadiya. On this auspicious day, the main deity givesNijapada Darshan( the true form of God ) for 12hrs only.
Legend has it that the Ugra form of Narasimha as he killed the demon Hiranyakashipu was so fierce that the image is kept covered by sandal paste throughout the year. History says that Prahlada – a devotee of Lord Vishnu was being tortoured by his father. Lord Vishnu in the avatara of Lord Nrusimha kills Prahlada’s father and saves the child.

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