Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple at Sholingur in Vellore District of Tamil Nadu
Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple at Sholingur is dedicated to Narasimha Avatar of Vishnu. Legend has it that Narasimha Swamy gave darshan to Saptarishis here for a split of second and they attained moksha. It is also believed that Prahlada had darshan of Yoga Narasimha Murti here.
There is also a shrine dedicated to Hanuman here. Anjaneya helped a king and saved his kingdom by annihilating a demon on a Sunday. Sunday is therefore great importance at the shrine of Hanuman here.
The water in Chakra Teertham here contains medicinal properties.
The temple is divided into three separate shrines:
Big Hill Temple – shrines of Yoga Narasimha Swamy Shrine and Amirthavalli is located here.
Small Hill temple – Murti of Hanuman is located here.
Town Shrine – Shrines of Adi Keshava, Bakhtositha Swamy, Alwars and Andal are located here.
