Ahobilam is situated in the Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh and is one of the 108 Vaishnava Divyadesams. The region  is renowned for its two lovely temples situated in  hte Lower  Ahobilam and Upper Ahobilam. According to the local  legend, this was where Lord Narasimha, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, blessed  Prahlada and killed Hiranyakshipu. Ahobilam Narasimha Temple is the main temple and  the earliest among all the nine temples. Ahobilam Narasimha Temple is situated on the Upper Ahobilam at a distance of 8km from Lower Ahobilam. The mythology says that Lord Vishnu appeared to the Devas as half-lion and half-man, one of the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. By seeing Narasimha avatar of Lord Vishnu, the Devas is said to be shouted saying Ahobala (great strength) and Ahobila (the cave where the current sanctum is located). And hence, this place is called as Ahobalam or Ahobilam. It  is said that Ahobila is the place where Lord Narayana killed the demon Hiranyakashipa, appearing from the stone pillar. Nine temples are dedicated to ‘Lord Narasimha’ (one of the ten incarnations of ‘Lord Vishnu’) which is called as Nava Narasimha temples and also situated at Ahobilam in the Allagadda municipality of Karnool district in Andhra Pradesh. The sculptures of investiture of Lord Srirama, the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu, images of the poet Annam Acharya, who praised Lord Narasimha with his songs, are also sculptured on the walls of the temple. And it is also said that Pothuluri Veerabrahmendra Swamy, the great sage have meditated at this place to write Kalagnana, the knowledge of future. The Vimanam (tower above the sanctum sanctorum) of Ahobilam Narasimha Temple is called as Guhai Vimanam and the Pushkarani (temple tank) of this temple are Pavanasini, Bhargava, Indra, Nrisimha and Gaja Pushkarani.

Courtesy:Rekha Chari Sairaman

Temple Timing: 5-30AM to 8-30PM

Contact: +91 96881 25959  and +91 73966 22907

Distance from Chennai to Ahobilam is 381 Kms