From 1750-1758, it was under the rule of French, and from 1758-1788, it was under the rule of Nijams. In Mangalagiri, there were 33 villages at that time. Golkonda sultan divided kondaveedu into 14 parts, and Mangalagiri was one part in that. In 1565, in the Tallikota war, Vijayanagar kingdom was destroyed, and Golkonda Kuthub Shahi started ruling. Mangalagiri is one of the 200 towns in Vijayanagara kingdom.
In 1515, Andhra Bhoja, Sri Krishnadeva Raya defeated Gajapathi kings and he started ruling. In 1424, kondaveedu kingdom demolished, and Mangalagiri came under the rule of Gajapathi kings in Orissa. In 1353, Reddi kings ruled with Kondaveedu as the capital. In 1323, Delhi sultans defeated Kakateeyas, and Mangalagiri came under the control of them. Since 630 A.D., Chanakyas ruled.Īfter Palnati war in 1180 A.D., Mangalagiri was ruled by Kakateeyas. Madhava Verma-2, who is in the generation of Vishnu kundeenas ruled with Vijayawada as the capital. After that Ananda Gotrajas ruled with Kanteru as the capital. Since 225 B.C., Mangalagiri was ruled by great kings. They have suggested that the Gali Gopuram can be protected with an approximate cost of Rs.1 crore by Ground Improvement Methods. An expert committee which inspected the Gali Gopuram, on behalf of public has given its opinion that there is no immediate danger to the Gopuram. Some voluntary organizations and public are agitating against government’s decision. To the surprise of public, instead of taking remedial measures suggested by the committee, Government has taken a hard decision to demolish Mangalagiri Gali Gopuram and to construct a new one in its place with an estimated cost of Rs.10.5 crore. The expert Technical Committee has given its recommendations suggesting some measures to protect the same. Then the government has sent an expert Technical Committee to inspect Mangalagiri to give report on its strength. The background for the decision of government is – an old gali gopuram at Srikalahasti constructed during the period of Vijayanagara Kingdom was fallen down causing heartening feelings among devotees and public. While the people are looking forward to celebrate its Bi-Centenary of its construction, it was learnt through media that the Government of Andhra Pradesh has taken a decision to demolish it and to reconstruct a new Gopuram in its place, which is not being digested by the devotees and public. It was built by the then Zamindar Sri Raja Vasireddy Venkatadri Naidu during the period 1807-1809 and it has completed 200 years of its construction. 11 storied lofty Gali Gopuram (Temple Tower) is a main attraction to pilgrims as well as tourists. Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy is the deity in this holy place. Pilgrims generally perform ‘Satya Narayana Puja’ at this place.Mangalagiri is one of the oldest Vaishnavite Temples in South India. The temple celebrates all kinds of Hindu festivals such as Bonalu, Dussera, Brahma-utsava etc. There is a Brahmotsav held after Holi Every day Weddings are performed of couples who wish to start their life together with the blessing of the lord.
The unique thing about this temple is the idol of Yama the lord of Dharma at the entrance of the temple and the Devotees first pray to him when they come to Dharmapuri, and then Lord Aanjaney Swamy the Kshetra Swamy, and chief devotee of Lord Vishnu of whom Lord Narsimha is one incarnation. There is a small temple of Sri Venugopal as well with Rukmini and Satyabhama. The second one is the Ugra roop that the lord took to destroy the demon Hiranya Kashyap The third is the Saumya roop of Balaji as at Tirupati. One is the usual one that we see in other temples as well. It has three types of Narsimha swamy idols. The place has garnered lot of visitors over the is a fourteen hundred years old temple of the time of Chalukyas later expanded by the Kakatiyas. It is the abode of Narsimha Swamy and Devi Lakshmi. Lakshmi Narasimha Temple is located in Narasimhula Palle, Karimnagar District in Telangana, India. JSTOR ( March 2016) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Dharmapuri" – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
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