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Simhachalam temple is situated 16 km from Vizag  on the Simhachalam Konda. The beautifully-carved 16-pillared Natya mantapa and the 96-pillared Kalyana mantapa bear testimony shows architectural brilliance of the temple. This is the abode of Lord Varaha Narasimha Swami The deity at Simhachalam, the lion-man incarnation of Lord Mahavishnu is usually covered with sandalwood paste. The original shape of the deity in the tribhanga posture has two hands with the head of a lion on a human torso. An inscription dated as far back as 1098 AD of the Chola King Kuloththunga provides some clue as to its antiquity. Another inscription shows a Queen of the Eastern Ganga of Kalinga (ancient Orissa) (1137-56 AD) covering the image with gold while a third inscription says the eastern Ganga King of Orissa, Narasimha Deva, built the main/central shrine in 1267 A.D. 

                     SRI KANAKA MAHA LAKSHMI AMMAVARU, VISAKAPATNAM                                   According to local story, in the year 1912, the Idol of Godess Sri Kanaka Maha Lakshmi Ammavaru was taken out from the well and it was installed at the center of the road i.e., amidst the Municipal lane. The Municipal authorities, for the purpose of widening the road, have shifted the Idol from admidst the road to a corner of the road. In the year1917 the dangerous  disease `Plauge’ spread over the town and so many deaths occurred in Visakhapatnam village. The people of Visakhapatnam were afraid of the incident and this happened due to shifting of idol of goddess `Sri Kanaka Maha Lakshmi’ and therefore, re-erected Ammavari Idol to its original place i.e., at the center of the road as it existed now. Owing to re-er...

  This temple has constructed Sri Vijaya Vinayagar Temple at Gandigundam Village with the funds of Sri Sampath Vinayagar Temple. This temple is located very near, almost at a walkable distance from the R.T.C. Complex and about 2 kms. from the Visakhapatnam railway station. Public conveyance is available to reach this temple from every nook and corner of Visakhapatnam City. During the course of time, Jalaries (Local fishermen) used to offer prayers and perform Deeparadhana every day before going to the market for their daily business. Five years later the Paramacharya of Kanchi His Holiness Sri Chandrasekharaendra Saraswathi reconsecrated the shrine by placing "Ganapathi Yantram" with his own hands. Sri Sampath Vinayagar temple came into prominence when Admiral Krishnan, incharge of Eastern Naval Command, broke 1001 coconuts before the Lord for saving Vizag from the Pakistani attack when its submarine Ghazi Sank off the coast here. Thus, Sri Sampa...