Big
sculpture of Lord Bajrang Bali is located at DHARMAPURI, which is one of the
oldest villages as well as a mandal headquarters in the Indian state of Andhra
Pradesh belongs to Jagtial (or Jagtiyal) taluka under Karimnagar district of
the Telengana region. It is situated at a distance of about 30 kms from
Jagityal town and 42 kms from Mancherial railway station of the south central railway.
Dharmapuri is situated in the western bank (right bank) of the sacred River
Godavari that flows here southwards forming a natural boundary between
Karimnagar and Adilabad districts.
This village
earned spiritual importance because of the presence of the shrine, which is
dedicated to the Lord Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
The temple has two very different idols of the Lord Narasimha Swamy. The oldest
of these idols is called "Pata Narasimha Swamy" which means the older
Narasimha Swamy and the temple that was established later is called "Kotha
Narasimha Swamy" which means the new one.
The Dharmapuri
Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple is one of the most important settlements of Vedic
Brahmins in the state. Every year in the months of March and April, devotees of
the Lord come together to celebrate the famous Dharmapuri Lakshmi Narasimha
Swamy Aalaya Jatara. The town, in the month of December, gets busy for the
celebration of Mokshada Ekadashi.
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