Lord Narasimha

November 29, 2003

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND(KSHETRA CHARITRA)

The Lord Narasimha is Lord of Dharmapuri. A large number of devotees, daily 1,000 on an average, visit the sacred shrine of Lord Narasimha to pay their homage to Him. Hindus believe Lakshmi Narasimha to be a half man, half lion form of Vishnu. The story behind this is that the a local being,named Hiranya kashyapa had obtained from God Bramha immunity from attack from "man or beast". This person then began abusing his powers and began forcing others to worship him, as if he were a God. Among those abused was his own son, Prahlada a staunch worshiper of Vishnu. In order to surmount Bramha's condition, Vishnu assumed a form that was neither man nor beast, but a combination of both, and then went on to finish off this person with his nails.At that time he was very furious and called as UGRA NARASIMHA and subsequently the saints and

Gods prayed him to be cool and Narasimha came to Dharmapuri and undergone a deep meditation with yoga mudra and was called Yoga Narasimha.At the same place a shrine was constructed by then king of Dharmapuri, Dharma Verma by whom the town was called as DHARMAPURI. Dharmapuri is called after the name of King Dharmavarma who was a staunch devotee of Lord Narasimha, is known for its rich culture and and produced many artists in the disciplines of theatre,classical music and poetry. It has a rich treasury of temples and idols of Hindu Gods spreaded allover the town The Shiva panchayatanam (Miniature temple formed with the idols of Lord Shiva, and Goddess Parvati,Lord Ganesh, Nagaraja and Nandiswara)THe town is well located on the banks of Holy River Godavary and by virtue of this it is called as Dakshin Kashi.The trishataka kartha Kavi Sheshappa hailed from this place only. A vedic school and sasnskrit college are the boosting sanathana dharma and vedic culture and transmitting in its vicinity. It is located in District Karimnagar of north Telngana of Andhra Pradesh of South India. It is nearly 220 KM from State capital Hyderabad And 65 km from the district Headquarters.It is also called as a great

HARI HARA Kshetra with the presence of Lord shiva in the form of Ramalingeshwara.

LIST OF TEMPLES

Dharmapuri is a rich treasure of temples and idols of Hindu Gods. One can see the rare idols such as Lord Brahma, Lord Yamadharmaraja Lord Shiva in a real form other than a typical 'Lingakaram'

Temples and other devine places to be visited

Sri Yoga(Shanta) Narasimha Swamy Temple

Sri Ugra Narasimha Swamy Temple

Sri Venkateshwara Swamy Temple

Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple

Sri Prasannanjaneya Swamy Temple

Brahma Pushkarini(Koneru)

Sri Rama Lingeswara Swamy Temple

Sri Vinayaka(Ganapati) Temple

Sri Dakshinabhumukha Anjaneya Swamy Temple (Hanmandla Gadda)

Sri Ramalayam

Sri Dattatreya Temple

Sri Santoshimata Temple

Sri Kanyaka Parameshwari Temple

Sri Gautameshwara Temple

Isuka Stambam(Sand Pillar)-Satyavati Temple

Sri Mahalaxmi Temple

Sri Akkapelli Rajeshwara Swami Temple

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (DHARMAKARTALA MANDALI)

Chairman:

Sri RANGA ASHOK

Executive Officer:

Sri Guda Srinivasa Rao,M.A.Executive Officer & Asst.Commissioner

Executive Members

Smt.Bharatapu Manjula

Sri Dyavalla Gundiah

Sri Vemula Shankar

Sri Eleti Narasimha Reddy

Sri Bandari Rajanna

Sri Sagi Vinodh Rao

Sri Mukka Parameshwar

Sri Dara Narasaiah

GODAVARI RIVER

The presence of the holy river Godavari made dharmapuri a 'Teertha and Kshetra'.Thousands of devotees visit Godavari everyday to have a holy dip in it to purify themselves from the all the transgressions and sins. The Godavari river flowing towards the south side at dharmapuri and earned Sanctity of being Dakshinabhi Mukha Godavari'.Sarounded by Picturesque stones and sand piles it offers a great pleasure to the visitors besides the divinity.With all these features people often campare it with Sacred River Ganges(GANGA NADI) and calls this river as 'DAKSHINA GANGA".Piligrims besides taking holy bath in this sacred river also uses its premises for 'SHRADDA KARMAS' and funeral rituals as per Hindu Culture.They believe that and submerging the ash (Ashtikalu) of the deseased make their soul in attaining sanctity and peace in rest

There are few holy places in the mid of the river called as "Gundams" and piligrims beleive that taking a holy dip in these gundams is sacred one.Amongst these "Gundams" Brahma Gundam,Satyavathi Gundam and Vashista Gundam are ancient and have the historical significance. There are also few shrines such as Sri Dakshinabhumukha Anjaneya Swamy Temple (Hanmandla Gadda) ,Sri Santoshimata Temple Sri Ramalayam ,Sri Dattatreya

Temple ,Sri Gautameshwara Temple ,Sri Kanyaka Parameshwari Temple situated on the bank of the Godavari are adding more significance and spirutuality to its presence.

DAILY(NITYA) SEVAS

The Following Nitya Sevas are perfomed in main shrine of the Devastanam.

Name of Daily(Nitya) Seva

Time

Suprabhata Seva

5.00 A.M.

Abhishekam,Nitya Archana,Nivedana and Neerajana Manthra Pushpam

6.00 A.M.to 8.00 A.M.

Sarva Darshanam and Archana

8.00 A.M.to 9.00 A.M.

Sahasra Namarchana

9.00 A.M.to 10.00 A.M.

Sarva Darshanam and Nitya Kalyanam

10.00 A.M.to 12.00 A.M.

Maha Nivedana and archana

12.00 P.M.to 1.00 P.M.

Closed

1.00 P.M.to 4.00 P.M.

Sarva Darshanam and Archana

4.00 P.M.to 7.00 P.M.

Sashwata nidhi Seva,Laxmi Asthottaram,Kumkumarchana and Nivedana

7.00 P.M.to 8.00 P.M.

Closed

8.00 p.M.to 5.00 A.M.

The Following are the Details of the Arjita Sevas and "Shaswata Nidhi" Sevas that are perfomed in main shrine of the Devastanam.

Name of the Shaswata Nidhi Seva/Scheme

Amount(Indian Rupee)

Sri Laxmi Narasimha Swamy Nitya Abhisheka Saswata Nidhi

10,116=00

Sri Venkateswara Swamy Ksheerabhisheka Shaswata Nidhi

5,116=00

Narasimha Navaratra Sashata Nidhi

1,516=00

Nitya Kalyanam

2,116=00

Yoga Narasimha Swami Saswata Nidhi (Abhisekham,Seva,Kumkumarchana)

516=00

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The Details of the Other Archana and Arjita Sevas that are daily performed in the temple

Name of the Arjita Seva/Scheme

Amount(Indian Rupee)

Nitya Kalyanam of Yoga Narsimha Swamy

216=00

Venkateshara Swamy Saswata Nidhi

121=00

Ugra(Kotha)Narasimha Swamy

116-00

Prasannanjaneya Swamy

116=00

Ramalingeshwara Swamy/font>

121=00

Tulasi Archana

101=00

Nitya Nivedana

251=00

Kumkumarchana

101=00

Bhogam

25=00

Vivaham

516=00

Vahana Seva

516=00

Ponnachettu Seva

516=00

Chinna Seva

116=00

VASAVI NITYANNA DANA VYSYA SATRAM

Sri Laxmi Narasimhaswamy Kshetra Shri Dharmapuri Arya vysya Vasavi Nityanna Satra Sangham,Dharmapuri "Anna Daata Sukhibhava" is a old saying from the Hindu myths and they significantly emphasized the importance of the 'Annadaanam'(Offering the free food to needy) as the heighest service to the poor . This holyservice attiains a greater value if it is performed at any Sacred place or piligrimage centre.The Dharmapuri Kshetram which is also called Daxina Kasi,the ancient Laxmi Narsimha khetram is a right dias for the 'Nityanna Daanam', where thousands of the devotees visit to have a holy dip in sacred Godavari and darshan of Lord Laxmi Narasimha everyday.The following extracts from the ancient andhra mythology emphasizes the value of the ' anna daanam' at Dharmapuri "Dharmapuri kshetramana annadanamidina annadatala punyambu lenna tarama Pancha Butalu paramAtma paravaSincha vAnchitArthambu

lIDErchu vArikepuDu" Which means the devotees who ever offer the free food to the piligrims at Dharmpuri will be highly credited and in return they will gain what ever they wish. "The Arya Vysysa Community" who are always the front runners for social and spiritual activities decided to start such a great service for the piligrims who visit dharmapuri every day and shaped to their plans in the form of "The Aryavysya vaasavi Nityanna Satram " The Aryavysya vaasavi Nityanna Satram.is inagurated on 6.6.93 at the sacred piligrimage destination,Dharmapuri to cater the needs of the large spreaded Arya Vysya Community and offer the piligrims 'free food' i.e.Annadaanam.It is the second in its kind in the Karimnagar District.Besides offering Free food service to the Arya vysaya piligrims it also provides the accommodation for them.The positive thinking,good planning and the dedication towards the project lets the Satram to grow within short span of time.Now over Rs9,00,000 Bank deposit and a state-of-the-art and well furnished own building of Rs 4 lac worth are added to its credit.Another more Rs 20 lac invested for the building for its expansion and "kanyaka prameshwari temple" which was inagurated recently. Satram also congregate nearly 0.1 acre more land for the expansion of the building.To continue the Nityanna danam without any cessation and for

its development activities, it needs more funds. Being a non-profit voluntary organisation,it is obviously backed by the benevolent and generous donars to contribute more to function smoothly.To take part in the holy mission, satram invites all devotees to come forward and donate the sum in any form for the satram. Vasavi nityana satram anounces a scheme to accept grants,gifts and donations and according to this scheme all donars and contributors will be the memebers of the satram and they are entitled to few previlages offered by the satram.The details for accepting the donations are furnished as follows

Scheme Type

Amount INR(Rs)

Amount USD($)

Saswata Nityannadanam

21,116=00

516=00

Samrat Poshakulu

21,116=00

516=00

Maharaja Poshakulu

5,116=00

116=00

Raja Posahakulu

3,116=00

80=00

Vyavasthapaka Poshakulu

2,116=00

60=00

Sadharana Sabhulu

1,116=00

30=00

The Aryavysysa Satra sangham Once again appeal to the Devotees to contribute to the holy "Nityannadaana Seva" and any of the above scheme.The D.D/cheques and Money Orders can be accepted and The D.D.should be drawn in favour of "Sri Laxmi Narasimha Swamy Kshetra Sri Dharmapuri Arya Vysya Vasavi Nityanna Satra Sangham,Dhrmapuri" Payable at S.B.H,Dharmapuri(Code NO 141) ,Dt Karimnagar,Andhra Pradesh India

PILIGRIM INFO

How To Reach Dharmapuri Dharmapuri is well connected by Road from Various cities of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. The Nearest Railwaystation 'Mancherial' which is on Delhi-Chennai Highway is 40 Kms away from Dharmapuri.

Conveyance:Piligrims have the bus facility from major cities of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra such as Hyderabad, Karimnagar,Jagtial,Vemulawada, Mancherial Nagapur Bombay Bhivandi and Nanded .Overseas piligrims can have flight facility up to Hyderabad,the state capital of Andhra Pradesh and further it is connect by road.The piligrims come from other states can have direct train link up to Mancherial and Ramagundam from there they have Bus facility.

Tourist Places in and around Dharmapuri is treasure-house of ancient temples, and rich indian sculpture.The small shiva temples called "Shiva panchayatanas" are found in every street of the town. There are many other religious places in and around the town. The complex also includes ancient sculputure skills and the idols of many hindu gods like Brahma,Shiva(idol,other than linga form),Yama dharma Raja, Kubera and Devendra (King of Gods). Temples and other religious Places near Godavari River

Hanmandla Gadda Anjaneya Swami. Godavari Mata Temple Dattatreya Mandir Sri Rama Temple Goddess Santoshimata Temple. Kanyaka Parameshwari Temple. Goddess Mahalaxmi Temple. Saibaba Temple

Other places of Interest :

Brahma pushkarini (Koneru) Isuka stambam( Sand Piller) Akkapelli Rajeshwara Swami Temple.

Other Tourst Places near Dharmapuri

Gudem - Shrine of Lord Satyanarayana swamy (10 Km) Kondagaattu- Shrine of Lord Anjaneya swamy (45 km) Vemulawada - Shrine of Lord Raja Rajeshwara swamy (70 km) Basara - Shrine of Lord Saraswathi Devi ( 170 km)

DARMAPURI

Far away from the din and maddening pace of the city, the cool breeze, from the river Godavari,the chirruping of the birds, the quite flow of the shimmering water besides those soft folds of lush green,Dharmapuri is always its resident's pride. Ancient Brahmin Nostalgia,typical brahmin accent with Telengana dialect ,the suprabhatam airing from the Temple,blossoms of the devotional environment with a silky human relations , it's place not only for just visit ,but to live to have an aesthetic life. Dharmapuri is called after the name of King Dharmavarma,who ruled the dharmapuri was a staunch devotee of Lord Narasimha.It is the place known for temples and artists. is well located on the banks of Holy River Godavary and by virtue of this it is called as Dakshin Kashi.The trishataka kartha Kavi Sheshappa hailed from this place only. A vedic school and sasnskrit college are the boosting sanathana dharma and vedic culture and spreading in its vicinity. It is located in District Karimnagar of north Telngana of Andhra Pradesh of South India. It is nearly 220 KM from State capital Hyderabad And 80 km from the district Headquarters.It is also called as a great HARI HARA Kshetra with the presence of Lord shiva in the form of Ramalingeshwara. Though it's small town and a mandal headquarter in terms of Revenue Administration,but it is the community of dharmapuri which spreads across the country and even abroad and making their presence felt where ever they are.With the advantage of growing Information Technology, we are planning to create a global platform for dharmapurities to share the news,gossip,jokes and dhamapuri info. your suggesstions are invited to build the net based dharmapuri community.

ACCOMMODATION

Dharmapuri Temple is mostly visited by the floating devotees of near by places and the present facilities provided by the Temple Adminisration are adaquate and meet the needs of the piligrims.How ever the accommodation facilities should be increased at the time of "Brahmotsavas" and religious occassions. The following accommadation facilities are available for the piligrims

Soma Vihar(AP Tourism Guest House) Kasuganti Narayana Rao Dharmashala(Near Busstand) TTD Guest House (Near Godavari River) Srinivas Guest House (Near Temple Complex) Sri Vasavi Nitya Annadana Satram

APPEAL TO DEVOTEES

The Endowment department of Govt. of Andhra Pradesh has allotted Rs 15,00,000 from C.G.F. funds towards renovation and modernization of the Temple. The Devasthanam has to pay Rs 3,00,000/- for this purpose as her share. Therefore SLNS Devasthanam appeals to all devotees, philanthropists and industrialists to generously contribute towards the renovation of the Temple. The Temple Administration has identified the following activities in renovation program 1.New Ratha Shala 2.Prakara Mandapam for Main Temple 3.Rennovation of Ugra Narasimha Swami Devasthanam All donations and contributions may be sent by cheque/D.Ddrawn in favour of "Sri Laxminarasimha Swami Devasthanam," Payable at State Bank of Hyderabad,Dharmapuri and addressed to Executive Officer,Sri Laxmi Narasimha Swami Devasthanam, Po & Mdl Dharmapuri-505 425,Dt.Karimnagar,Andhra Pradesh,India.

BRAHMOTSAVAS

The BRAHMOTHSAVAS have been celebrated every year in the month of Palguna(mostly comes in February/March).The Devotees across the state and also from neighbouring states like Maharastra and Chattisgarh visit the shrine and get the blessings of the almighty in these auspicious days. The atmosphere in the town swings in the religious and devotional euphoria.The banks of Godavari river and teple complex leave no space for devotees even to stand on their toes. The Executive Committee of Devasthanam is in turn dedicated themselves to serve these devotees by providing facilities for accommodation and darshanam of Lord Laxmi Narasimha Swamy.The aim of the Devasthanam has always been to improve these facilities for making the Pilgrimage a spiritual experience.

The Brahmotsavas of this year (Jatara 2003) are starting from 11th March 2003.Please Click here to view the Jatara 2003 Shedule and details

SEASONAL FESTIVALS

Sri Laxmi Narasimha Swami Devasthanam follows and celebrating all hindu religous festivals Various Special poojas and ritulas are being performed amidst the vedic chantings of ritviks in the temple,during the auspicious period.

Here is the list of Seasonal Festivals celebrated in One Telugu Calender Year(From Chaitra to Phaluguna).

Ugadi Festival: Special Pooja,Swami Vari Seva and Panchanga Sravanam Narasimha Navaratras: SahasraKalashabhisekam: Pallavotsavam: Annakutotsavam: Chandanotsavam: Vasantotsavam: Sri Krishnastami: Sarannavaratras: Kartika Pournami: Danurmasam: Mukkoti Ekadasi Sivaratri Utsavas: Sankara Jayanti: Vykunta Chaturdashi: Brahmotsavas

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