Narasimha (Prahladavarada; nine Nava Narasimha shrines)Vijayanagara (Saluva/Tuluva)—Divya Desam
Sacred since
1400 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
15th-16th c. (Vijayanagara)
Vijayanagara (Saluva/Tuluva)
History & significance
A pilgrimage complex of nine Narasimha shrines spread over Upper and Lower Ahobilam in the Nallamala hills, revered as a canonical Divya Desam sung in the Periya Tirumoli. Its temples took their present form under Vijayanagara patronage, notably of the Saluva and Tuluva dynasties including Krishnadevaraya.