The contact number for Kadiri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple is 08494 - 221066. Kadiri Narasimha Swamy Temple contact details After the daily Abishekam is performed, the Archa-Vigraha (Deity of Narasimha) is claimed by the Archakas to be sweating, despite being repeatedly wiped off by the Archakas here. The main pole (Moolavirat) is that of AshtaBaahu Sri Nrusimha (having eight hands) cleaving Hiranyakasipu and transforming into a more protecting persona with Bhakta Prahlada standing beside him, with folded hands, paying obeisances. The Lord Narasimha at Kadiri is believed by devotees to be self emanating (Svaymabhu) from the roots of "Khadri" tree. The Lord Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple is located in this town, and large number of Hindu pilgrims visit this temple throughout the year. The town is a place of Hindu pilgrimage because of the legend recounted below, and the temple located in Kadiri which commemorates that legend. Kadiri is famous primarily for its association with Lord Sri Narasimha Swamy, the fourth Avataram of Lord Sri Vishnu. Sri Krishna Devaraya made an effort in building temple for Lord Narasimha which is now being visited by people all over the country. The town has derived its name from the famous legend of Sri Narasimha Swamy described below, where the Lord emerges from a Khadri tree to rescue his devotee Prahlada. The name Kadiri is an alternative name for the Sanskrit word, Khadri, meaning canary wood or Indian mulberry ( Morinda citrifolia).
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