1. Ahobila Narasimha shrine: The temple, situated on the upper Ahobilam, at a distance of eight kilometres from the lower Ahobilam, is the main temple and the earliest of all the nine shrines. The Lord in main altar appears in his fierce aspect. Hence He is called Ugra Narasimha. He is the presiding Deity of […]

At a distance of eight kms from the upper Ahobilam, we can see a cleft of the mountain dividing itself into two visible parts. It is a long-held view that from the cleft, the Lord appeared in the form of Narsimha and this cleft is known as ‘ugra stambham’. The path way to this place […]

This small shrine situated on the hill is in between ugra stambham and the upper Ahobilam. It is dedicated to Prahlada. The Deities of Narsimha and Prahlada are installed in a small cave. This is the place where Prahalda had his schooling with teachers Sanda and Amarka.

The Sthalapurana of Ahobilam  gives an account of nine forms of Narasimha worshipped here. In short, the Sthalapurana of the temple, which is said to be Brahmanda Puranatargata (part of Brahmanda Purana) with ten chapters, described the greatness of Kshetra in the first chapter. The second chapter of the Purana narrates the performance of the […]