There is a small temple of Sri Venugopal as well with Rukmini and Satyabhama. The temple has shrines for Yoga Narasimha Swamy along with Devi Lakshmi, Ugra Narasimha Swamy and Bhagwan Balaji. Later, King Dharma Varma an ardent devotee of Bhagwan Vishnu, built the temple.
On their request, Bhagwan Narasimha performed meditation here in this place in Yoga Mudra posture. Devas, Prahalada and rishis prayed to Bhagwan Narasimha to calm down. Bhagwan Narasimha roaring in anger and started roaming in the hills and forests.
Bhagwan Narasimha’s anger didn’t go down even after killing the demon. ItihasaĪs per itihasa, Bhagwan Vishnu took the form Narasimha and killed the demon king Hiranyakashyap. It was rebuilt in the 17th Century and the temple is able to preserve its past glory despite the onslaught by Muslim dynasties under Aurangazeb period. This temple was demolished in 1422 – 1436 AD by the Muslim rulers. Sculptures belonging to the Chalukya period are found in the Ramalingeshwara Swamy Temple and inscriptions describing the stories of Mahabharatha and Ramayana are found in the Main Temple.įrom the inscriptions, it is known that this temple was built in 1018 AD. The elegant handy work of the sculptures is visible in the idol of this temple. Dharmapuri also flourished under Jainism and Buddhism. Historical evidences show that this place was under the rule of Hindu Kings, such as Badami Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas and the recharla velmas. Kakatiyas were powerful rulers of large parts of Deccan for almost 400 years (950 CE- 1323 CE). Its name is also found in the writings of Ekamranatha of Kakatiya period. Dharmapuri finds mention during Buddhist period as Dharmaram in Dekkala Banda inscription of the Rashtrakutas. References have been made of this historical city in epics and many a literary works it was mentioned as ‘Dharmapura’ in Skandha Purana and Brahmanda Purana. This temple is called as Hari-Hara Kshetram due to the presence of both Vishnu and Shiva. The temple town is sanctified by the Saikatha linga (Sand Linga) said to have been installed by Sri Rama during his journey to Dandakaranya and thus came to be known as Dakshina Kasi. The temple is situated on the southern bank of the sacred river Godavari. This place earns spiritual importance because of the presence of the shrine, which is dedicated to Bhagwan Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy, an incarnation of Bhagwan Vishnu. Dharmapuri is a town in the Jagityal district of Telangana.
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