Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Antarvedi

Getting there

• By air

  Rajahmundry Airport is the nearest domestic airport. Amalapuram, the district headquarters, is 75.5 km from it, and the district has no airport of its own.

• By train

  Rajahmundry railway station is an A category station, and the temple is about 100 km from Rajahmundry.

• By road

  The temple is about 130 km from Kakinada and 65 km from Amalapuram. One route is to cross the Chinchinada on the new bridge and continue the rest of the way by road.

Why devotees come here

Lakshmi Narasimha Temple stands in Antarvedi village, Konaseema district, Andhra Pradesh. It is dedicated to Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy and sits where the Bay of Bengal meets the Vashista Godavari, a tributary of the Godavari.

Local tradition says villagers offered coconuts at an anthill and then dug the spot. They found a stony sculpture of Narasimha, and they built a temple there. The temple stands where the Bay of Bengal meets the Vashista Godavari, a tributary of the Godavari River.

Accounts differ on the date. One puts the building in the 15th and 16th centuries. Village history gives 1823, or Shalivahana saka 1745, as the year the temple was built. After some time the temple fell into ruin. It was later re-erected.

According to one account, the layout of the temple complex has great significance in relation to the geometry of the delta. A launch pad lets visitors land on a small island on the other side of the Godavari River.

Festivals

• Magha Sudha Saptami to Magha Bahula PadyamiKalyanamohasthavam

  Celebrated in the temple.

• Jesta Sudha EkadasiSri Venkateswara Swamy kalyanam

  Celebrated in the temple.

• Vaisakha Sudha ChaturdasiSri Narasimha Jayanthi

  Celebrated in the temple.

Tips for your visit

• A TTD choultry is available for accommodation, so you can plan a stay at the temple.
• The Venkateswara Swamy kalyanam and Narasimha Jayanthi fall on different dates, so check the date of the festival you want to attend.

Questions people ask