YADAGIRIGUTTA

About:

• Nomenclature: Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Temple is also known as Yadadri and Yadagirigutta temple.
  
  
• Location: It is situated on a hillock in Yadagirigutta of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana.
  
  
• Features:
  • It is a Hindu temple dedicated to Narasimha, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
    
    
  • The sanctum sanctorum or Garbhagriha of the temple is located in a cave, under a huge slating rock, which covers half the abode.
    
    
  
  
  

Renovation:

• A new temple is being built at the old temple site. The Chief Minister of Telangana, K. Chandrashekhar Rao initiated the renovation of the temple
  
  
• The work started in 2016 and the entire temple project is expected to be completed by the end of 2019.
  
  
• The temple was renamed as Yadadri by Vaishnavaite ascetic Chinna Jeeyar Swamy, who is overseeing its construction.
  
  
• Key features:
  • The temple is built entirely in stone, probably the first one after the monolithic Kailasa Temple in the Ellora caves that was built in 8^th
    
    
  • The centuries-old practice of using lime mortar to join different stone parts is being used.
    
    
  • The architecture of the temple is based on Agama Shashtra.