Lakshminarayana Swamy Temple

Location

Lakshminarayana Swamy Temple located at Simhachalam is renowned for the unique idol showing Lakshminarayana. The idol lords are Lord Vishnu and his consort Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of prosperity. The temple architecture is attractive with walls, mantapam, gopurams and ceilings adorned with marvelous images of events from epics and vedas. Various incarnations of Lord Vishnu are also depicted in paintings.

The temple is one of the Vaishnava temples in South India. The nearby tank is considered as sacred and the devotees visiting this temple typically take the dip in this pond before proceeding to the temple. All Vaishnava festivals are celebrated here with enthusiasm and religious rituals in this temple.

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