Context

The restored Lord Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple has been inaugurated at Yadadri. In the newly inaugurated temple, ‘kalashams’ (50-year warranty) has been designed using Nano Tech Gold Deposition (NTGD).

About

About Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami temple in Yadadri:

• The Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, also known as Yadadri or Yadagirigutta temple, is a Hindu temple located on a hill in the remote town of Yadagirigutta in the Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district.
• The temple’s Gopuram is covered with 125 kg of gold.
• There are Purana and traditional accounts of this Shrine, which are widely popular among the devotees.
• There is mention about the origin of this temple in the Skanda Purana, one of the famous 18 puranas.

• The temple, which is 65 kilometres from Hyderabad, was rebuilt using black granite.
• • The black granite used in construction, Krushna Sila, was acquired from Gurujapally in the Guntur district.

Architecture style

• It is a blend of Dravidian, Pallava, and Kakatiyan temple architecture styles. 
• Around the Mukha Mandapa, which leads to the sanctum sanctorum, which is 18 feet below ground, statues of the 12 Alwars depicting the Kakatiyan style of construction have been erected.
• With all of these sculptures, chandeliers, golden Dhwaja Sthamba, and architectural style, the corridor in front of the sanctum sanctorum evokes the royal splendour found within a king’s court.
• Unlike other temples, which have a 7-foot Garbhalaya entrance, this temple has an 11-foot Garbhalaya door with a golden Nava Narasimha Swami artwork.