world.wikisort.org - India

Ahobilam is a town and holy site in the Allagadda mandal of Nandyal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1] It is surrounded by picturesque hills of the Eastern Ghats with several mountain hills and gorges. It is the centre of worship of Narasimha, the lion-headed avatar of Vishnu, to whom the nine Hindu temples and other shrines all dedicated. The main village and a temple complex are at Lower Ahobilam. Upper Ahobilam, about 8 kilometres to the east, has more temples in a steep gorge.[2]

Ahobilam
Town
Upper Ahobilam temple Gopuram
Ahobilam Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 15.1333°N 78.7167°E / 15.1333; 78.7167
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Nandyal
Elevation	327 m (1,073 ft)
Population
• Total	3,732
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	AP
Website	http://ahobilamtemple.com

The main Narashima Swamy temples at each site were built or expanded by the emperors of Vijayanagara in the 15th and 16th centuries, then sacked by the Mughals in 1578, then restored and expanded at various times, up to the present day. As they stand, they are a mixture of work from all these periods.[3]

Geography

Ahobilam is located at 15.1333°N 78.7167°E / 15.1333; 78.7167.[4] It is located in Nallamala Forest, along the Eastern Ghats.[5]

Notes

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ahobilam.

• Blurton, T. Richard, Hindu Art, 1994, British Museum Press, ISBN 0 7141 1442 1
• Michell, George (1990), The Penguin Guide to the Monuments of India, Volume 1: Buddhist, Jain, Hindu, 1990, Penguin Books, ISBN 0140081445

---