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Saligrama, Udupi, Karnataka · 13.4986°, 74.7117°
A Vaishnava temple at Saligrama, 22 km from Udupi, whose two-armed lion-headed image of Narasimha is carved from saligrama stone and dated to the 8th century. The Kota Brahmins of fourteen surrounding villages take this deity, rather than any human acharya, as their sole guru.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The deity is said to have appeared of its own accord at the foot of a pipal tree, holding conch and discus.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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