City-information
for Simhachalam
Simhachalam is about 16 km north of Visakhapathnam. Simha means "lion" and chalam means "hill." So Simhachalam means lion's hill. It is also known as Jiyada-Narasimha, Sri Singachalam, and Simhagiri. There is the famous Varaha Narasimha Temple here.
Near the foot of the hill is the sacred Pushkarini bathing tank. There is a perpetual spring called Gangadhara by the Varaha Narasimha temple that is said to have medicinal properties. To get to Gangadhara, if you are standing facing the temple entrance, you proceed to the left until the end of the road and then turn right and again go to the end of the road.
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