![]() ![]() The older one is known as the Pata Narasimha Swamy Temple and the newer one is called the Kottha Narasimha Swamy temple. This ancient Telangana temple has two versions owing to the ravages it has witnessed. It is believed that the temple was built between 850 - 928 AD. Due to presence of many temples in the area, it is also known as 'Teertharajamu'.ĭharmapuri attained religious importance owing to the existence of the shrine dedicated to Narasimha Swamy, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and is regarded as one of the nine Narasimha Kshetrams of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh. ![]() Dharmapuri has one of the largest settlements of Vedic Brahmins in Telangana. The most interesting fact of Dharmapuri is that the Godavari river flows from north to south direction unlike west to east in all other places where it flows and hence the river is termed here as Dakshina Vahini. It is famous for its temples and artists, located on the banks of holy river Godavari. The town was ruled by King Dharma Varma and thus the name of the town was named after him as Dharmapuri. It is famous for Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, one of the popular places of pilgrimage in Telangana. At a distance of 31 km from Jagityal, 65 km from Ramagundam, 70 km from Karimnagar and 245 km from Hyderabad, Dharmapuri is a small historical town in Karimnagar district of Telangana. ![]()
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