shravaNa manakAnaMdavIvudu bhavajanita du:khagaLa kaLevudu vividha bhogagaLihaparaMgaLittu saluhuvudu, bhuvana pAvanavenipa lakumIdhavana maMgaLa katheya paramOtsavadi kivigoTTAlipudu bhUsuraru dinadinadI …. HKS 2.1
I am not the doer Lord Hari is the doer Even so, whatever He makes me do is His worship by His grace, not otherwise.
mama swami harirnityaM sarvasya patirEvacha
23.05.2013
Sri Narasimha Jayanti
ARAVIND MADABHAVI
About Kshetra: Ahobilam is located in Karnool district of Andhra Pradesh in the hills of the eastern ghats, about 400 KM northwest of Chennai. From Bangalore, Ahobilam is about 350 K.m. The train timing is not very convenient from Bangalore. Prasant Express leaves Bangalore at 2:00 p.m. and reaches Nandiyal at about 11:50 p.m. From Nandiyal, Ahobilam is about 60 KM via Allagadda. The return train to Bangalore leaves Nandiyal at about 11:10 p.m. and reaches Bangalore at 10 a.m. By road, the travel is via Madanapalli, Cuddapah, and Allagadda. The drive is about 7:30 hours. The temple consists of nine shrines to Lord NarasiMha located around a 5 KM circle. In addition to the nine shrines, there is a temple for Prahaladavarada Varadhan in the foothills of the mountain. Due to security reasons and the difficulty in performing daily worship, many of the utsava vigrahas of the nine shrines are kept in this temple.
