Ahobilam

Village in Andhra Pradesh, India

Town in Andhra Pradesh, India

15°08′00″N 78°43′00″E / 15.1333°N 78.7167°E / 15.1333; 78.7167Country

IndiaStateAndhra PradeshDistrictNandyalElevation

327 m (1,073 ft)Population

• Total3,732Languages

• OfficialTeluguTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Vehicle registrationAPWebsitehttp://ahobilamtemple.com

Ahobilam is a town and holy site in the Allagadda mandal of Nandyal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.^[1] It is surrounded by picturesque hills of the Eastern Ghats with several mountain hills and gorges. It is the centre of worship of Narasimha, the lion-headed avatar of Vishnu, to whom the nine Hindu temples and other shrines all dedicated. The main village and a temple complex are at Lower Ahobilam. Upper Ahobilam, about 8 kilometres to the east, has more temples in a steep gorge.^[2]

The main Narashima Swamy temples at each site were built or expanded by the emperors of Vijayanagara in the 15th and 16th centuries, then sacked by the Mughals in 1578, then restored and expanded at various times, up to the present day. As they stand, they are a mixture of work from all these periods.^[3]

Geography

Ahobilam is located at 15°08′00″N 78°43′00″E / 15.1333°N 78.7167°E / 15.1333; 78.7167.^[4] It is located in Nallamala Forest, along the Eastern Ghats.^[5]

Notes

^ "Book on Ahobilam temple released". The Hindu. 6 March 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
^ Michell, 330
^ Michell, 330
^ "redirect to /world/IN/02/Pedda_Ahobilam.html". fallingrain.com.
^ KUMAR, R. SANDEEP (9 September 2018). "Ahobilam: A journey into spirituality". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 17 May 2019.

References

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Blurton, T. Richard, Hindu Art, 1994, British Museum Press, ISBN 0 7141 1442 1
Michell, George (1990), The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India, Volume 1: Buddhist, Jain, Hindu, 1990, Penguin Books, ISBN 0140081445

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Prakasam	Gangamma Temple, Dhenuvakonda Tripurantakam
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Tirupati	Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala Padmavathi Temple Srikalahasteeswara temple Alipiri Padala Mandapam Govindaraja Temple, Tirupati Kapileswara Temple, Kapilatheertham Kodandarama Temple, Tirupati Kalyana Venkateswara Temple, Srinivasamangapuram Prasanna Venkateswara Temple, Appalayagunta Vedanarayana Temple, Nagalapuram Kalyana Venkateswara Temple, Narayanavanam Varahaswamy Temple, Tirumala
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West Godavari	Somaramam, Bhimavaram Kotasattemma Temple Ksheerarama Maddi Anjaneya Temple Sivadevuni Chikkala Veerabhadra Temple, Pattiseema Venkateswara Temple, Dwaraka Tirumala