4. Ahobilam

Name: Nava Narasimha Swamy Temple, Ahobilam
Deities: Narasimha Swamy and Chenchu Lakshmi
Location: Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh

Nava Narasimha Swamy Temple of Ahobilam is located in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. There are nine shrines in Ahobilam that are situated in Eastern ghats. In addition to this nine temple there is Prahaladavardhan Temple at the foothills of the mountain. Ahobilam is the place where the Lord Narasimha Swamy killed Hiranyakasipu and saved Prahalada. Consort of Narasimha Swamy here is Chenchu Lakshi who is the incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi. She born as Chenchu Lakshmi in the Chenchu tribe who live in this mountains.

Sri Ahobila Mutt is located in Ahobilam. This mutt was established by Sri Athivan. Ahobilam is the one of the 108 Divya Desams.This place was visited by Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The eastern ghats in this area are also known as Nallamala hills. Nallamala hills are personified as Adisesha with his head at Tirumala, middle at Ahobilam and the tail at Srisailam. Lord Narasimha is in nine different forms in nine shrines in Ahobilaml. They are 1) Varaha Narasimha Swamy 2) Malola Narasimha Swamy 3) Yogananda Narasimha Swamy 4) Pavana Narasimha Swamy 5) Karancha Narasimha Swamy 6) Chatravata Narasimha Swamy 7) Bhargava Narasimha Swamy 8) Jwala Narasimha Swamy and 9) Ahobila Narasimha Swamy.

Ahobilam is located in the Nandyal Taluka of Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. It is located at a distance of 40 km from Nandyal. The nearest town from Ahobilam is Allagadda, which is 30 km away. There are buses available from Hyderabad, Kurnool, Nandyal and other cities to Allagadda. The nearest railway station is in Nandyal.