Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Mangalagiri

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Lakshmi Narasimha Temple is a Vaishnavite temple considered one of the eight sacred places of Vishnu in India. It is also known for being one of the eight mahakshetras Narasimha in India. It is at the foot of the Auspicious Hill in Mangalagiri which is part of the Vijayawada in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of the temples in the series of three temples located on and at the bottom of the hill, the other two being Panakala Narasimha Temple on the hill and Gandalaya Narasimha Temple at the top of the hill. It has one of the highest gopurams in South India and is the only one of its type in that part of India. It is 153 feet (47 m) in height and 49 feet (15 m) wide and has eleven storeys.

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