Shri NarasimhaNarasimha Kshetras
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Shri Narsimha Jharna Mandir, Bidar

Malkapur Road, Mangalpet, Pakalwada, Bidar, Karnataka 585401

Shri Narsimha Jharna Mandir, Bidar

Local name to be added

Swayambhu Narasimha

Narasimha Jharni — Wikimedia

Location

Place

Malkapur Road, Mangalpet, Pakalwada, Bidar, Karnataka 585401

Bidar · Karnataka · India

Stala Purana

The soul of this place

Narasimha slew the demon Jalasura (devotee of Shiva) after killing Hiranyakashipu; Jalasura's body turned to water, which still flows from the Lord's feet filling the cave.

Special details

Sulphur-rich spring water believed to heal skin ailments; especially visited by couples seeking children; air-conditioned and electrified cave in recent years; only ~8 people can view the deity at once. Deity: Narasimha (swayambhu roopam) inside a cave, alongside a Shiva Linga worshipped by the demon Jalasura Reached by wading ~300 m through waist-deep water inside a cave tunnel under the Manichoola hill range.

Era · To be added

Sacred rank

Devotee notes

For the yatri

Temple timings — 8 AM–6 PM