Garbgriha is decorated beautifully with four lions in corner. On the eastern entrance one can see the idol of Anjaneya. The temple is enclosed in large walled compound with 4 entrances having a gopura over each entrance. The popular king of Vijayanagara Sri Krishna Devaraya and Maharashtra King Shivaji visited this famous temple and constructed sub temples and Mahishasuramardini Temple respectively. The raja gopuram was built by Harihararaya. One of them states that the temple was built by a Nayaka during the reign of Bukka I in 1332 AD. The inscriptions in the temple relate mostly to the Vijayanagar period. The construction of this temple is said to have been commenced during the Western Chalukya rule but it was completed during the time of Vijayanagara rulers. The specialty of this temple is that after the daily Abhishekam is performed, the idol of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha oozes sweat continuously even after repeatedly wiping off sweat by the temple priests. Lord Narasimha in this temple is swayambhu emerging from the roots of Khadri tree (Indian mulberry). The temple is dedicated to Lord Narasimha, a Man-lion form and is one of the 10 avatars of Lord Vishnu. At a distance of 1.5 km Kadiri Railway Station, 100 km from Anantapur, 113 km from Kadapa, 458 km from Hyderabad, 476 km from Vijayawada, and 174 km from Bangalore, Sri Kadiri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple is located in Kadiri town in Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh.
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