I am aware of the Linga by Sita and the praying of Rama at Rameswaram,after the killing of Ravana in Lanka to be rid of Brahmahathi Dosha, the sin of killing Brahmin-Ravana was a Brahmin.
I understand that there is a very ancient temple in East Godavari District where there ia Shiva Temple,where Lord Rama is reported to have installed a Shiva Idol.
The Churning of the Ocean of Milk ,Samudra Madhanam is believed to have taken place here, according to the Sthala Purana(Temple)
* There are some controversies on this.I shall be posting articles on this as also the legend of Lord Narasimha at Ahobilam.
The temple is in Antharvadi ,East Godavari District,Andhra Pradesh, India.
This is in the place where Vasishta Godvari, a tributary of Godavari meets the Bay of Bengal.
The main temple is of Lakshminarasimha Swamy.
Antharvadi is known as the second Varanasi, Benares, Dakshina Kasi.
The main temple is of Lakshminarasimha Swamy.
The temple is called as an island temple because of its confluence. This temple is among the rarities as the main Deity i.e. Lord Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy(one of the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu) who faces towards West instead of East (usual direction of other temples in India) constructed between the 15th and 16th centuries. This is 32 kshetra of 108 Narashima kshetrams. It is a temple of 5 storeyed Vimana Gopuram. As one enters the temple one can Garuda on one side and Bhaktha Anjaneya on the other side of temple entrance. While approaching “Garbha Gudi” (Sanctum Sanctorum) one can see an adorable “Vatapatra Sayi” (Lord Krishna on a palm leaf) on its roof. The idol is made from a single stone. In the Garbha Gudi, one can have a darshan of the magnificient Lord Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy with his Consort Goddess Lakshmi Devi on his lap.
After the darshan, one has to go around the sanctum, as there are different deities. On the east side of the prakaram(wall), is Goddess Rajyalakshmi and Lord Venkateshwara, to the north side is Bhoodevi and Ranganadha Swamy, to the west side of the prakaram is Santhana Gopala Swamy and Keshava Swamy, and finally to the south side of the prakaram is the Acharyas and Alwars sannidhi(small temples) and Chaturbhuja (four-armed) Anjaneya. Apart from the presiding Deity, Lord Narasimha Swamy, there are also Deities of Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. A temple of Neelakanteshwara (Lord Shiva) is also present which is located at the other side, almost nearer to the bank of Godavari, also called, Vasishta Godavari is a must see. This deity was installed by Lord Sri Rama and is said to be worshipped by Brahma himself.
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Devotees interested in paying a visit to the place may book their accommodation at TTD Choultry, Antarvedi, at nominal rates of Rs 200/- and 600/- for Non A/c and A/c Rooms respectively. They can be contacted through this number:- (08862)259313. Also the Anna Danam programme is conducted every day within the temple premises. Or one can even call the Devasthanam for enquiries/bookings
How to Reach
Antarvedi is 130 Kms from Kakinada and 100 kms from Rajahmundry. One can reach Antarvedi either by train or by road. For those who travel by train one can either board or get down at either Rajahmundry or Narsapur. There are number of buses available from Kakinada and Rajahmundry also. Or one can board a bus at Hyderabad to Razole, whereon they can go to Malkipuram and thereto Antarvedi. Antarvedi can also be reached by boat from Narsapur, which is 112-km south of Rajahmundry
Citation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarvedi
http://www.inkakinada.com/topstories/antarvedi
