Historical PeriodEra
Oral tradition / medieval-modern
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Deities
Yādādri Narasiṁha
Yādādri — the newly-rebuilt Telangana Narasimha
Yādādri — the newly-rebuilt Telangana Narasimha
Yādādri-gutta (Yadadri Hill) — Telangana's 16th-c. Narasimha temple — was completely rebuilt 2016–2022 by the Telangana state government in black granite, following exact Āgama specifications. Now India's newest-built traditional temple and one of the wealthiest. The 5 Narasimha forms (Jvālā, Yogānanda, Gaṇḍa-bheruṇḍa, Ugra, Lakṣmī-Narasiṁha) are enshrined. Since reopening, the pilgrimage has grown to 1 lakh daily.
Daily aarati (dawn + dusk); abhisheka; flower and coconut offerings; evening deepa-dhyana. Annual festival features procession, special darshan, distribution of prasadam, and gathering of community.
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