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Where every stone has a story to tell
The Lakshmi-Narasimha or the Ugra Narasimha temple is a monolithic statue and the largest in Hampi, about 6.7 meters in height.
The Narasimha is seated on the Adishesha (coil of a giant snake). Originally the idol bore a smaller image of Lakshmi on one knee; but it was damaged and vandalized during the invasion of the Vijayanagar Empire.
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The Badavi Linga close by is always surrounded by water as a canal passes through this temple. According to legend a poor resident of Hampi had vowed to build a Shiva Linga if her luck turned. It did and hence the name, badava means poor.
Text and photograph: Manjunath Karanth
Also read: Visiting the temple cities of Tamil Nadu
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