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Nira Narsingpur, Indapur taluka, Pune district, Maharashtra · 17.9710°, 75.1321°
A Narasimha temple at the meeting of the Bhima and Nira rivers, its present black-stone structure dating from 1787 and its river ghats from 1527. Vaisakha Navaratri, ending in Narasimha Jayanti, is its principal festival.
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 original image of Narasimha is said to have been swapped for a copy for safekeeping in the time of Aurangzeb.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Peshwa (Maratha)
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