Tag Temples of India

Shiva Installed By Lord Rama Antarvedi Dakshina Kasi

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 temples 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.

He set it there and set the other two Lingas, one each at Ettumannor and Kaduthuruthy.

Visiting these three temples on the same day is considered very auspicious.

Kara also established an idol for Lord Krishna on the North Western side of the temple.

Lord Shiva set a Deer to play here and this, which was an island was reclaimed by Parashurama when he wielded his Axe and created Kerala.