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SHREE LAKSHMI NARASIMHA TEMPLE

Niranarasinhpur, Pune, Maharashtra, India

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God

Lord Narasimha is the main deity of this temple, who is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. There are two idols of Lord Narsinha one is made by Prahalad himself which is made of sand. The second one is Shyamraj which was made by Lord Bramhadev himself. It is made of the stone and much live the idol of Lord Narasimha. This idol is facing west, This sand idol is seated on the right knee with the left foot amputated, right hand on the right knee, left hand on the waist. He has a wide and wide, gorgeous eyes. He looks like a man, chest, waist, lion and hands.

Interesting Facts

  • There is also scientific importance about the place Nira-Narasinhpur. The Scientists had studied about this area and it is said that Nira-Narsinhpur is the Middle Place of the Earth.
  • We have an evidence that in the past Lord Ramchandra started his holy yatrays after killing Ravana. Muni Aagasti told him the complete the yatras, so he decided to start it from Nira-Narasinhpur.

Best Season To Visit

The best season to visit the temple is Winter season. The best months to visit are September to February.

Weather

Highest - March to May (39°C during day and 22°C during night)Average - May (35°C during the day and 25°C during night)Lowest - December to February (34°C during day and 16°C during night)Monsoon season - June to September

Dress Code

  • For men the dress code is Shirt & Trouser, Dhoti or Pyjamas with upper cloth.
  • For women the preferred dress code is saree or half-saree with blouse or chudidhar with pyjama and upper cloth.
  • Shorts, mini-skirts, middies, sleeveless tops, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts are not allowed.

Do's & Dont's

  • Do bathe and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
  • Do respect ancient customs and co-piligrims while at temple.
  • Smoking and drinking is prohibited in this temple.
  • Chewing betel leaves, tobacco, gutka and spitting inside temple is strictly prohibited.

transport connections

Name Distance Contact Number
Tembhurni MSRTC Bus Stand
12.6 KM 02183-231236
Kurduwadi Junction
35 KM 139
Pune Airport
155 KM 020-26683232

Architecture

The West side door of the Temple looks very large attractive as well as very beautiful. There are 33 steps to climb to reach in the temple. There are two bastion of the two sides of the wall. There are two large stone carves Elephants carving. The view of the front side from the west side door is very lovely one can see the beautifully flowing Nira river Laxmi Ghat. Nirasinha Tirth and beautiful view of the sunset.

Big Bong - It is situated at west door of the main temple. Behind the Pralhad temple towards the west door of Laxmi Narsinha temple, there is a very big Gong which create very sweet sound in the temple. “This Gong is sounded on various occasion in the temple.” It is said that there was a person who name was Baba pahilwan, lived in the village who had immense power. It is also said that Baba Pahilwan pick-up this very big Gong with left hand and hooked it up with his only right hand in this temple.

Religious Significance

There are many evidences that this holy place his a very long history. It is also very famous religious place in the ancient times too.We have an evidence that in the past Lord Ramchandra started his holy yatrays after killing Ravana. Muni Aagasti told him the complete the yatras, so he decided to start it from Nira-Narasinhpur. It is quite and very beautiful religious place, so many Munis and Devotee’s came here for penance. It is said that Maharshi Vayas also stayed here for some time. It is also the family Deity of the Emperor of very famous vijayanagar and they keep it very safe. There are also some strong evidences available which shows that twice “Swami Samarth Ramdas” visited to Nira-Narsinhpur around the year of 1553, when he and his followers wants to go to Pali from Pandharpur. They came here and performed they Pooja’s in Nira-Narasinhpur.

History

The Ghat on the confluence of river Nira and Bhima was completed in 1527 and temple is in the Egg shaped which was built by Trimalapal Dhadhji Modhoji. It took three long years for completion and in the year of 1787 Raghunathrao Vinchurkar completed the Renewal of this beautiful Temple.

Temple Timings

Day Timings
All Days 05:00 AM - 09:00 PM

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Airports

Airport Name Distance
Shamshabad 40 KM
Lorem Ipsum 12 KM

Railway Stations

Railway Station Name Distance
Secunderabad 10 KM
Nampally 12 KM
Begumpet 6 KM
Lingampally 20 KM

Bus Stations

Bus Station Name Distance
MGBS 35 KM
CBS 28 KM
kukatpally 20 KM
Lingampally 30 KM
Uppal 35 KM

Private Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Private Transport 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757

Local Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Local Transport 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757

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SHREE LAKSHMI NARASIMHA TEMPLE

Niranarasinhpur, Pune, Maharashtra, India

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