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नरसिंह
Lord Narasimha
The Man-Lion · 4th Avatar
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Mantra
ॐ नमो भगवते नरसिंहाय
Salutations to Lord Narasimha.
Story & significance
To protect the child-devotee Prahlada, Vishnu burst from a pillar as half-man, half-lion and ended the tyrant Hiranyakashipu at twilight, on a threshold — neither day nor night, neither inside nor outside.
- Vahana (mount)
- Garuda
- Consort
- Lakshmi
ClawsChakra
Sacred temples
- Ahobilam, Andhra Pradesh
- Yadagirigutta, Telangana
- Simhachalam, Andhra Pradesh