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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Penchalakona<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh, India<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = Nellore<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| named_for = Temple<br />
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| governing_body = Sri Penusila Lakshmi Narasimhaswamy Vaari Devasthanam<br />
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| elevation_m = 914.4<br />
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| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --><br />
| postal_code = 524414<br />
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| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = Tirupati<br />
| website = http://www.penchalakona.co.in/<br />
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[[File:Penchalakona2.JPG|thumb|right | Penchalakona waterfalls]]<br />
'''Penchalakona''' is a village located in the [[Rapur Mandal]] of [[Nellore]] district in [[Andhra Pradesh]], India, 70{{nbsp}}km west of Nellore.<br />
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==History & Legend of the Temple==<br />
The Penusila Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple is situated at the foot of a hill in the Penchalakona Valley. There is an image of the Lord, represented as a self-manifested one (Swayambhu). Two stones are entwined to form a lion’s head upon a man's body.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.penchalakona.co.in/history.html|title=Penchalakona.co.in|website=www.penchalakona.co.in|access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> The "Sthalapurana", or ancient story, of the temple indicates that it was a famed for the swami “Thapovan of Kanvamaharshi” who performed penance there.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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There is an annual festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/05/22/stories/2005052210110400.htm|title=The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh News : Briefly|website=www.hinduonnet.com|access-date=2018-01-03}}</ref> at the temple, which is a major event in Penchalakona, celebrated during [[Vaisakha]], the period of time in the Hindu solar calendar that begins in mid-April in Bengal, Nepal, and Punjab. It starts on the day of Suddha Dwadasi and lasts until Bahula Padyami, a total of five days. Devotees congregate for Narasimhaswamy Jayanthi to celebrate the occasion.<ref>Page no 849. Vol VII of the Imperial Gazette of India by W.W. Hunter CIE. Director general of statistics to Govt. of India Yr. 1881</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* http://www.penchalakona.co.in/<br />
* https://gotirupati.com/penchalakona-lakshmi-narasimha-swamy-temple/<br />
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{{Nellore district}}<br />
[[Category:Villages in Nellore district]]<br />
[[Category:Waterfalls of Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
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