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Shree
Lakshmi
Narashima
swamy
temple
is
around
800
years
old.
This
temple
is
situated
in
Horakedevarapura
village
of
Holalkere
taluk
of
chitradurga
district
.
This
temple
has
beautiful
pranganas
mantapas
and
pillars.This
temple
was
developed
by
many
of
the
ruler's
over
a
period
time
mainly
by
local
Palegars
or
Nayaka's.
This
temple
was
built
in
Dravidian
style
.
This
huge
temple
was
built
by
Dummi
Virappanayaka
in
the
1348th
year
of
the
Shalivahana
shake
Bahudhanya
samvatsara.
It
is
one
of
the
most
famous
Srivaishnava
sects
in
South
India.
Sri
Swamy
is
Divyavikuntha
from
Divya
Sannidhi
It
is
believed
that
the
Lord
came
here
in
just
3
steps
from
Tirupati
for
the
sake
of
devotees.
The
sanctum
sanctorum
of
the
Lakshmi
Narasimhaswamy
Temple
at
Horakeredevarapura
is
an
ancient
temple
with
the
Chola
architectural
design.
The
doors
of
the
temple
tower
are
made
of
fatal
stone
according
to
Hindu,
Muslim
and
Jain
religions.
Vinayaka,
Gopalakrishna,
Marathi,
Navagraha,
Lakshmi,
Kalabiraveswara,
Sri
Pada,
Brundavana,
Garud,
Banadeva
are
also
exists
in
the
temple
prangana.
In
the
southeastern
part
of
the
temple,
there
is
the
holy
shrine
Kalyani,
the
pilgrims
who
come
to
this
field
first
take
a
bath
in
this
holy
shrine
and
then
come
to
the
darshan
of
God.
The
temple
belongs
to
the
Muzarai
Department
of
the
state
government
of
Karnataka.
Horakedevarapura
is
28
km
from
Chitradurga
and
228
km
from
Bengaluru.Hiriyur,
Holalkere,
Hosadurga,
Channagiri
are
the
surrounding
cities.
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