Mangalagiri Hill, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh 522503
Sri Panakala Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Mangalagiri
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Mangalagiri Hill, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh 522503
Mangalagiri · Andhra Pradesh · India
Stala Purana
The soul of this place
Sage Rishyasringa performed penance here; the Lord consumes half the quantity of spiced jaggery water (Panakam) offered to Him via a conch shell, making a distinct gargling sound, and rejects the rest.
Highlights
Why this kshetra astonishes
- Only an open mouth in the rock receives the offering — Panakala Narasimha drinks half the jaggery-water and leaves the rest.
- The distinct gargling sound of acceptance is the kshetra’s living miracle for every devotee who offers.
- Sage Rishyasringa’s penance sanctified this hill; sweetness and fierceness meet in one act of seva.
- Here the Lord is tasted through sound and faith — not seen as a full murti, yet fully present.
Special details
Situated on Mangalagiri hill; features a magnificent 11-story gopuram (Lakshmideepanjali stambha) at the base built by King Raja Vasireddy Venkatadri Naidu. Deity: Narasimha (swayambhu open-mouth rock fissure form accepting Panakam offering) Only an open mouth carved into the rock face is visible; no traditional sculpted body murti.
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