Bidar Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple is one of the adventurous temples of Lord Narasimha swami which is located in manichoola Hill, Bidar.                   

Who is Narasimha Swami?

Narasimha swami avatar is one of the carvation of Lord Vishnu. In this avatar, he seems to be semi-lion and semi-human as hiranyakashipu who is the son of Brahma rishi raja rishi Kashyap had a boon from Brahma that no human and no animal can kill him. So, Lord Vishnu had carved as a Narasimha swami to kill him.

History Of Bidar Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple – Narasimha Jhira Cave Temple:

The lord Narasimha swami comes out of pillars to save Prahalad from Hiranyakashika. This temple is considered as adventurous because uniquely this temple has water all the way to reach him. The lord Narasimha swami is in a cave that is filled with water at the ending of the cave we can see the statue to Lord Narasimha swami and devotes will walk in the water with 4-5 feet for darshan of Narasimha swami. Only 8 or 9 people are allowed at a time. The devotes need to walk in the water to be blessed by the lord.

Sthala Puranam:

After killing hiranyakashipu Lord Narasimha came to this cave which is the home of jalasura, to kill jalasura. As jalasura is the devote of shiva he requested Narasimha swami to stay in the temple and to bless the demons, as the lord accepted the request and he is visible in Divya Mangala Salagrama Roopam or Swayambu. The jalasura is transformed as water to flow through the god’s feet in the cave from hundreds of years as it’s named as Dharani Narasimha swami temple. In this cave, there is a Shiva lingam. This temple is also called as jarani Narasimha swami temple, Narasimha jarani temple, temple Narasimha jharana.

This is also referred to as the second Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam.

Where Is Narasimha Jhira Cave Temple located:

Its located in bidar, Karnataka.

Bidar Jarni Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple Timings:

The devotees are allowed to the Narasimha Jhira Cave Temple after 10 AM and the Narasimha Jhira Cave Temple will be closed by 5 PM.

Bidar Jarni Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple Dharshan Timings:

From 10 a.m to 5 p.m the darshan of the god is available.

How To Reach Bidar Jarni Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple From All The Sources?

As there are three ways to reach the temple as

1. By Bus: Many buses are moving from Hyderabad on NH9, NH7. It will take 3 hours to reach bidar.
2. By Train: There is a railway station in bidar so there are many trains that are travelling from Banglore and Hyderabad.
3. By Air: The nearest airport to the temple is Hyderabad which is 136k.m far from to the temple.
4. By Road: many vehicles are travelling to the temple we can hire taxes or we can reach through our vehicle.

Bidra Narasimha Jhira Cave Temple Ticket Fare: 

The ticket fare to bidar Narasimha temple from top cities by flights are:

• From Mumbai to the destination Tirupathi the ticket fare is 3,577.
• Starts from Delhi to the Tirupathi airport the ticket cost is 9,219.
• It Starts from Banglore to Tirupathi the ticket fare is 3,177.
• Starts from Chennai to destination point Tirupati the ticket cost is 6,748.
• It starts from Kolkata with the destination point as Tirupathi the cost for the ticket is 4,615.

What Are The Festivals Celebrated In Bidra Narasimha Jhira Cave Temple:

There are no specific festivals celebrated in the temple as the water flow all the time it’s hard to celebrate festivals in the cave.

Other Temples In The Same Premises Of Narasimha Swami Temple:

There is a shiva lingam in the cave which is on the side of the Narasimha Swamy temple.

Near By Temples And Visiting Places:

There are some historical places nearby Narasimha swami temple they are as given below

1. Bidar Fort:- this is built by sultan Alla-ud-din Bahman. this resembles the Brahmani dynasty.
2. Bahamani Tombs:- in this bahamani there are 12 tombs.
3. Papnash Shiva Temple:- This temple is famous that after returning of Sri Rama from Lanka he installed shiva linga in that temple
4. Rangin Mahal:- this is an architectural wonder which consists of monuments up to date
5. Chaubara:- this is a cylindrical tower. which is 22m high and it works as a watchtower.
6. Solah Khamba Mosque:- this is also known as zanana masjid which is constructed by quail sultana in the year 1424.
7. Mohamad Gawan Madrasa:- this was constructed in the year 1472 by Gavan in the memorial of a scholar of Brahman, an exile of Persia
8. Chaukhandi Of Hazrat Khalil Ullah:- this is the constructed by the Mughal emperor Ahmad shah.
9. Gurudwara Nanak Jhira Sahid:- this is dedicated to the first Sikh guru Nanak Jira sahib which was constructed in 1948. It is 2km away from the temple

Address And Contact Details:- Malkapur Road, Mangalpet, Bidar, Karnataka 585401

The contact number is  09886213492.