Mangalagiri Panakala Narasimha Swamy Temple

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Mangalagiri Panakala Narasimha Swamy Temple is a prominent Hindu shrine in Andhra Pradesh dedicated to Lord Narasimha, famed for its unique ritual of offering liquid jaggery (panakam) to the deity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple
Narasimha temple
architectureStyle Dravidian architecture
associatedDeity Lakshmi
linked to: Sri (Lakshmi)
associatedWith Lord Vishnu
linked to: Vishnu

Mangalagiri Temple complex
associatedWithMythology incarnation of Vishnu as Narasimha
category Hindu temples in Guntur district
Narasimha temples
linked to: Vishnu temples

Vaishnavite temples in Andhra Pradesh
country India
dedicatedTo Lord Narasimha
linked to: Narasimha
deity Panakala Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy
district Guntur district
famousFor offering of panakam (liquid jaggery) to the deity
festival Brahmotsavam
Narasimha Jayanti
hasGopuram true
hasRitual panakam offering throughout the day in specific seasons
hasSanctum cave-like sanctum on the hill
hillTemple true
languageOfRituals Telugu
locatedIn Andhra Pradesh
Guntur district
India
Mangalagiri
mainDeityForm Narasimha
managingAuthority Endowments Department of Andhra Pradesh (context-dependent)
nearCity Guntur
Vijayawada
pilgrimageSite true
primaryOffering liquid jaggery
panakam
region Coastal Andhra
regionCulture Telugu Hindu culture
religion Hinduism
situatedOn Mangalagiri Hill
state Andhra Pradesh
touristAttraction true
uniqueRitual pouring liquid jaggery into the mouth of the deity
worshipTradition Vaishnavism

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Guntur district hasReligiousSite Mangalagiri Panakala Narasimha Swamy Temple
Mangalagiri Panakala Narasimha Swamy Temple associatedWith Mangalagiri Temple complex
linked to: Mangalagiri Panakala Narasimha Swamy Temple