Malkapur Road, Mangalpet, Pakalwada, Bidar, Karnataka 585401
Shri Narsimha Jharna Mandir, Bidar
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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.
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For the yatri
Temple timings — 8 AM–6 PM
Ecosystem thread
Śloka · Utsava · Yatra
Stay in this kshetra's orbit — recite, mark the sacred calendar, then string the stop into a pilgrimage.
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