Credit
Credits & Sources
Ancient hymns are the heritage of all. Photographs, recordings and translations are the work of individuals, and we credit each one.
Texts and translations
Sanskrit texts were transcribed by us and compared with several editions. All translations on this site are our own. We are grateful to shlokam.org, sanskritdocuments.org, Hindupedia and the commentaries listed with each stotra.
Data and maps
Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors via OpenFreeMap. Festival dates are computed with astronomy-engine.
Background chant
Ugram Viram Maha Vishnum by ISKCON Bangalore, played from their official YouTube channel. It stays silent until you switch it on.
Corrections
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Images
Upper Ahobilam temple Gopuram view from Parking Place 01.jpgBatthini Vinay Kumar Goud · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Forest around Ahobilam Temple.jpgVihuu18 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Trail deep inside the Nallamalla Forest in Ahobilam.jpgShreekanth Ramasamy · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Yali At Ahobilam.JPGP.Prasanna Kumar Reddy · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
A pillar at Ahobilam temple in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh.jpgAdityamadhav83 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
16th century Prahlada Varada Narasimha temple, Lower Ahobilam, Andhra Pradesh India - 01.jpgP. Madhusudan · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
16th century Prahlada Varada Narasimha temple, Lower Ahobilam, Andhra Pradesh India - 04.jpgP. Madhusudan · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Jwala Narasimha Temple at Ahobilam -1.jpgChaduvari · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Way to jwala narasimha swamy temple ahobilam.jpgVarunmydala · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Malola Narasimha Temple, Ahobilam, January 2020 (1).jpgVeera Narayana · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Yogananda Narasimha Temple, Ahobilam in February 2024.jpgVeera Narayana · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple, Simhachalam.jpgTentu srinivas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Simhachalam Temple Vimana Gopuram View.JPGAdityamadhav83 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Far view of Simhachalam Temple complex.jpgAdityamadhav83 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Sunset over Simhachalam hills.jpgAdityamadhav83 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Garuda Vehicle used during festivals at Simhachalam.jpgAdityamadhav83 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Yadadri Temple on the hilltop.jpgSaket789 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Sri Lakshminarasimha Swamy Temple Yadagirigutta Yadadri Telangana 01.jpgRavindraoudeptling · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Sri Lakshminarasimha Swamy Temple Yadagirigutta Yadadri Telangana 03.jpgRavindraoudeptling · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Sri Lakshminarasimha Swamy Temple Yadagirigutta Yadadri Telangana 05.jpgRavindraoudeptling · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Antarvedi temple gopuram.jpgB.K.Viswanadh · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Antarvedi temple on the banks of Godavari in Andhra pradesh.jpgAdityamadhav83 · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Antarvedi temple.jpg{ pranav } · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Upper and lower Mangalagiri temples Guntur.jpgAdityamadhav83 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Panakala swamy temple view in Mangalagiri.jpgAdityamadhav83 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Vedadri-Templae and River-Krishna.jpgNagasrinivasarao · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Vedadri-Krishna River-Sunset.jpgNaidugari Jayanna · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Vedadri1.jpgNbsubbaiah at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple, Dharmapuri Telangana - 01.jpgP. Madhusudan · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple, Dharmapuri Telangana - 05.jpgP. Madhusudan · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple, Dharmapuri Telangana - 10.jpgP. Madhusudan · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Penchalakona1.JPGChandu3782 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
6th century Vishnu avatar Narasimha in Cave 3, Badami Hindu cave temple Karnataka 1.jpgMs Sarah Welch · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Head of Narasimha, stone, Kashmir, 800-850 CE, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.jpgSpeakingArch · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
1876 sketch of Narasimha and Hiranyakasipu in the Dasavatara Hindu temple, Cave 15 Ellora.jpgBurgess, James (1832-1916) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Narasimha by Raja Ravi Varma.jpgRaja Ravi Varma · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Narasimha, the Man-Lion Avatar of Vishnu LACMA M.81.90.20.jpgUnknown · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
A Black Basalt Narsimha Sculpture, 13th century, Orissa, Pala School of Art, Former Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay, India.jpgSpeakingArch · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Ashtamukha Gandaberunda Narasimha.jpgshakarlamba · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
0112621 Cave 12, 5th century Udayagiri Hindu Caves, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh 001.jpgMs Sarah Welch · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Lakshmi narasimha swamy idol.jpgNani.2018 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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