"ආන්ධ්‍ර ප්‍රදේශ්" හි සංශෝධන අතර වෙනස්කම්

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Simhachalam is a hill shrine 16&nbsp;km away from Visakhapatnam on the other side of the Hill on the north of the city. One of the most exquisitely sculpted shrines of Andhra Pradesh, it is located among thickly wooded hills. The beautifully-carved 16-pillared Natya mantapa and the 96-pillared Kalyana mantapa bear testimony to the architectural brilliance of the temple. The image of the presiding deity, Sri Lakshminarasimha Swamy, is covered by a thick layer of sandalwood paste. This is one of the oldest temple in India dedicated to [[Lord Narasimha]], one of the incarnations of [[Vishnu]], built in 11th century by Kullotunga, a [[Chola]] king. One Vijaya stamba is erected by [[Sri Krishna Deva Raya]] emerged victorious over the Gajapati kings of Orissa. One will find ancient [[Telugu]] inscriptions in this temple. This temple is one of the most famous temples in India. Its architecture is Dravida (South Indian). There is a popular belief that this lord is protecting Vizag from natural disasters like floods, cyclones, earthquakes and tsunamis. Not even a single death occurred due to natural calamities to this date. Couples just before marriage go to this temple as a ritual. This temple is one of the most crowded temples of Andhra Pradesh.