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	== History ==		== History ==
	[[File:Sri lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple - Diguva Sannidhi.jpg\|thumb\|Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple – Diguva Sannidhi]]The Lakshmi Narasimha Temple is popularly believed to have been founded by [[Yudhishthira]], the eldest [[Pandava]] brother.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|last=Ramesan\|first=N.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MoNzezUe0vMC&newbks=0&hl=en\|title=Temples and Legends of Andhra Pradesh\|date=1962\|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan\|pages=98\|language=en}}</ref> The temple's history is said to be ~~recored in the~~ in the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, one of the old Hindu religious scriptures.<ref name=":0" /> This temple was patronized by the [[Vijayanagara]] rulers. There is an inscription from the time of [[Krishnadevaraya]], who had visited the temple, at the temple site.<ref name=":0" /> The temple's tall eleven story ''gali gopuram'' was built by [[Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu]], a zamindari patron and devotee of Narasimha.<ref name=":0" />		[[File:Sri lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple - Diguva Sannidhi.jpg\|thumb\|Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple – Diguva Sannidhi]]The Lakshmi Narasimha Temple is popularly believed to have been founded by [[Yudhishthira]], the eldest [[Pandava]] brother.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|last=Ramesan\|first=N.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MoNzezUe0vMC&newbks=0&hl=en\|title=Temples and Legends of Andhra Pradesh\|date=1962\|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan\|pages=98\|language=en}}</ref> The temple's history is said to be recorded in the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, one of the old Hindu religious scriptures.<ref name=":0" /> This temple was patronized by the [[Vijayanagara]] rulers. There is an inscription from the time of [[Krishnadevaraya]], who had visited the temple, at the temple site.<ref name=":0" /> The temple's tall eleven story ''gali gopuram'' was built by [[Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu]], a zamindari patron and devotee of Narasimha.<ref name=":0" />

	== References ==		== References ==

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'''Lakshmi Narasimha Temple''' is a [[Vaishnavite]] temple and one of the eight sacred places of [[Lord Vishnu]] in [[India]]. It is also known for being one of the eight ''mahakshetras'' [[Narasimha]] in India.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ramesan|first=N.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MoNzezUe0vMC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&q&hl=en|title=Temples and Legends of Andhra Pradesh|date=1962|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan|pages=96|language=en}}</ref> It is situated at the foot of the ''Auspicious Hill'' in [[Mangalagiri]] of [[Guntur district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is one of the temple in the series of three temples located on and at the bottom of the hill, the other two being '''Panakala Narasimha Temple''' on the hill and '''Gandala Narasimha Temple''' at the top of the hill. It has one of the highest gopurams in South India and only one of its type in this part of India. It is {{convert|153|ft|m}} in height and {{convert|49|ft|m}} wide and has eleven storeys.<ref>{{cite web|title=Temple|url=http://www.mangalagiri.net/temple.html|website=Mangalagiri.org|access-date=1 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mangalagiri Temple|url=http://www.guntur.nic.in/mangalagiri_temple.html|website=Official Website Of Guntur District|publisher=National Informatics Centre|access-date=1 April 2016}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Sri lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple - Diguva Sannidhi.jpg|thumb|Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple – Diguva Sannidhi]]The Lakshmi Narasimha Temple is popularly believed to have been founded by [[Yudhishthira]], the eldest [[Pandava]] brother.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Ramesan|first=N.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MoNzezUe0vMC&newbks=0&hl=en|title=Temples and Legends of Andhra Pradesh|date=1962|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan|pages=98|language=en}}</ref> The temple's history is said to be recored in the in the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, one of the old Hindu religious scriptures.<ref name=":0" /> This temple was patronized by the [[Vijayanagara]] rulers. There is an inscription from the time of [[Krishnadevaraya]], who had visited the temple, at the temple site.<ref name=":0" /> The temple's tall eleven story ''gali gopuram'' was built by [[Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu]], a zamindari patron and devotee of Narasimha.<ref name=":0" />

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Mangalagiri}}

* [https://templesblog.com/mangalagiri-narasimha-swamy-temple/ Mangalagiri Panakala Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple Tour Guide]

* {{Official website|http://www.guntur.nic.in/mangalagiri_temple.html|Guntur District official website}}

{{Vishnu temples}}
{{Hindu temples in Andhra Pradesh}}
{{Hinduism footer small}}

[[Category:Hindu temples in Guntur district]]
[[Category:Narasimha temples]]

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