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Naimisaranyam Temple
Naimisaranyam is among the eight swayam vyakhta kshetrams and among the 108
divyadesams of Sri Vaishnavas. The place is also known as Nimkhar or Nimsar and is
on the banks of the river Gomati.

Naimisaranyam Temple is said to be one of the 8 swayam Vyaktha kshetrams. The

other swayam Vyaktha kshetram are Sri Rangam, Srimushnam, Salagramam,
Thotadri (Vaanamamalai), Tirupathi, Pushkaram and Badri. This Naimisaranya
Temple is said to be regarded as 'Tapovanam'.

There are 9 tapovams. They are Dandakaranyam, Saindhavaranyam,

Jambhukaranyam, Pushkararanyam, Utpalaranyam, Badrikaranyam,
Gurujangalaranyam, Aruputharanyam and Naimisaranayam. It is belived that the
Goddesses is found in the form of forest. And this Naimisaranyam is regarded as a
holy forest.the Lord is in the form of forest. The Lord is known as Devaraja perumal or
Sri Hari and the thayar is called Sri Hari Lakshmi thayar. The Vyasa ghat temple is
located on the banks of the river. There are two pushkarnis- the Gomathi river and
Chakra theertham.
 
Travel To Naimisaranyam
Travel to Naimisaranya is about 80km northwest of Lucknow and 60km from Sitapur.
To get here you would normally go first to Lucknow or Sitapur.

From Lucknow there are regular buses (3 hr) from the Kasierbagh Bus Stand. It could
be a good idea to take a taxi to Naimisaranya from Lucknow, as the bus trip is long
and painful. You can also take a passenger train from Lucknow to Sitapur, and then
get a bus to Naimisaranya from there. This complete trip would take four or five hours
one way.

There are regular buses to and from Sitapur (2 hr). The bus stand in Naimisaranya is
about an eight-minute rickshaw ride from Cakra-tirtha. The bus stand is a little off the
road.

Naimisaranyam Temple
Naimisaranyam Temple is said to be one of the 8 swayam Vyaktha kshetrams. The
other swayam Vyaktha kshetram are Sri Rangam, Srimushnam, Salagramam,
Thotadri (Vaanamamalai), Tirupathi, Pushkaram and Badri. This Naimisaranya
Temple is said to be regarded as 'Tapovanam'. There are 9 tapovams. They are
Dandakaranyam, Saindhavaranyam, Jambhukaranyam, Pushkararanyam,
Utpalaranyam, Badrikaranyam, Gurujangalaranyam, Aruputharanyam and
Naimisaranayam. It is belived that the Goddesses is found in the form of forest. And
this Naimisaranyam is regarded as a holy forest.

Naimisaranyam
Naimisaranyam is located at the junction of the roads from Sitapur and Khairabad, 20
miles from Sitapur and 24 miles from the Sandila railway station. 45 miles north of
Lucknow in Uttarpradesh. Naimisaranya is also known as 'Nimsar' or 'Nimkhar' and is
located on the left bank of the river Gomati.

Naimisaryanam Legend

The Lord of Naimisaranyam sthalam is giving his seva as the entire form of the Vanam
(forest). In the old age, all the Maha Rishis along with Sownakar went towards Brahma
and asked him which is the best place suited for doing Yagam and tapas. As the
answer, Brahma took a dharbai grass and made it as a wheel shape and rolled the
dharbai grass. Brahma said after he rolls the grass, the place where it stops is said to
be the ideal place for doing tapas and yagam. He rolled the wheel and it stops at a
particular place in the Earth and that place is said to the place which is called as
'Naimisaranyam'. Nemi means a Wheel and Naimisam means the place where the
wheel landed. Aaranyam means forest. Since Nemi, the Chakkaram which landed on
Aaranya the forest, the sthalam is called as 'Naimisaranyam'.

This Naimisaranyam is said to be the place where most of the Rishis have done
sacrifices, tapas and meditation and have explained the meaning of old puranas and
veda. The Lord gives his seva as in the form of Nature. He gives his seva with the name
as 'Sri Hari' along with Sri Hari Lakshmi and gave his audiance (prathyaksham) to
Devendran, Sudharma, Devarishis, Soodhapuranika and Vedavyasa. Once, Balarama,
the brother of Sri Krishna came to this kshetram. At that time, Soodhar was very busy
creating puranas. He didnt notice the arrival of Balarama. On seeing this, Balarama
got angry and hit him. He got into sin by committing this. To get out the sin, he went
to lots of Punya kshetras for an year and finally he came back to this kshetram and
helped the Rishis and yogis, who were suffering from a Demon by named 'Vilvalan'. All
the rishis and yogis thanked Balarama for helping them to perform austerities, tapas
in peace to reach the Lord. Gayasooran, an Asura did tapas in this sthalam. Sriman
Narayanan gave His audiance to him as he was fulfilled by his tapas. Sriman
Narayanan asked him what boon he wants as a result of complete tapas. But,
Gayasooran answered the Almighty, that he didnt want any boon from him and he
was so strong powerful than Sriman Narayana. On hearing this, Sriman Narayana
sent his wheel (chakra) to kill the asura and his body was cut into 3 parts. The three
parts are the Siro Gaya, (the head part), the Nambi Gaya (the middle part) and the
Charana Gaya (the foot part). This sthalam, the Naimisaranyam is said to be the
Nabhi Gaya. The Gaya Kshetram is said to be the Charana Gaya and Badri is said to
be Siro Gaya. Offering prayers to departed souls in all these three sthalams is said to
be so grateful. The Pushkarani of this sthalam are Gomukhi Nadhi and Chakkara
theertham. On the shore of Chakkara theertham, separate sannadhis for
Chakarathalwar, Vinayaka, Sri Rama, Lakshmana and Seetha Piratti is located. On
the way to Gomukhi Nadhi, a separate temple called as 'Vyasa Ghat' is found. On the
other side of this sthalam, a temple for Suka maharishi is situated, where Suka
Bhagavans e bronze statue lies. Near to this Suka Maharishi temple, a temple for
Hanuman on the top of the mountains which is known as the 'Hanuman Ghat'. He is
in standing posture holding Sri Rama and Lakshmana in his two shoulders, in
Vishwaroopa Kolam. One of Ahobila Mutt Jeyer attained Paramapadham in this
sthalam and as his rememberance, his sannadhi and a mutt of Ahobilam is opened in
this sthalam. Ramanuja koodam, Vaanamamalai Jeeyar Mutt are also situated,
helping the devotees who come to this sthalam to get the seva of this sthalam
Emperumaan. Moolavar: The Moolavar of this Naimisaranyam Divyadesam is
Devarajan. He is also named as 'Sri Hari'. Moolavar in standing posture (Nindra
thirukkolam) facing east direction. Prathyaksham: Indiran, Sudharman, Devarishi,
Soodhapuranikar and Vedavyasar. Thaayar: The thaayar of this Kshetram is Sri Hari
Lakshmi. She is also named as 'Pundareekavalli'. Mangalasasanam: Thirumangai
Alwar who is the only alwar who has done the Mangalasasanam on this sthala
perumal expla
 
Temples Around
Ramjanambhumi Ramjanambhumi is the place where Rama is believed to have been
born. The Mughal Emperor Babur had built a mosque on this spot. The mosque was
razed to ground in 1992. Temples Over 100 temples exist in Ayodhya of which
Hanuman Gadhi is very famous. It is dedicated to Hanuman, the monkey-god. Treta
Ka Mandir is another important temple where Rama is believed to have performed a
yajna (sacrifice). Kshireswara Nath Temple is a very old temple and is supposed to
have been built by Kaushalya, mother of Rama. She is said to have constructed this
temple for her daughter-in-law, Sita (consort of Rama). Other temples you could visit
include Kanak Bhavan and Kala Rama Temple which house idols of Rama and Sita.
Ghats Ayodhya is situated on the banks of the Gogra (Ghaghara or Saryu) River. There
are many holy ghats along its banks. Bathing in these ghats, it is believed, absolves
people of their sins. Ram Ghat, which is also known as Swarga Dwara, is the most
famous one amongst these. Lakshman Ghat is another important bathing ghat which
is considered to be sacred, as Lakshman, Rama�s brother, is said to have bathed at
this ghat. Apart from these ghats, there are some wells (

Temples Around Naimisaryanam

Chakra Tirtha KundAt the junction of Dwapara and Kali-yuga, 80,000 sages headed
by Saunaka Rishi wanted to perform a sacrifice to hold off the effects of the oncoming
age of Kali. They asked Lord Brahma where they should hold the sacrifice, and he told
them he would send his disc to the earth and they should perform the sacrifice where
it hit. It struck the earth at Naimisaranya. The disc passed through the earth at this
spot, Chakra-tirtha.The Bhagavat Purana says there is no holy place on earth that
compares to this one.
Chakra-tirtha is said to be the center of the universe. It is said that the large sweet-
water spring that marks the location of Chakra-tirtha has no bottom. The British
wanted to disprove this as mythology, so they brought a cable and attempted to find
the bottom. After more than 1000 metres (3300 ft) they ran out of cable and gave up.

Vyasa GaddiClose to Chakra-tirtha is where Vedavyasa is said to have divided the

Vedas into four parts and written the Puranas. There is a big banyan tree here which
is said to be over 5,000 years old and the place where Vyasa sat. In the temple there is
a deity of Vyasadeva.

Hanuman Garhi & Panch PandavaThere is a 5½m (18 ft) self-manifested Hanuman
deity here. In the Ramayana it says that Ravana captured Rama and Laksman and
kept them in Patalaloka at the bottom of the universe. Hanuman came and rescued
them. When he came back to earth he arrived at Naimisaranya. There is a deity of
Hanuman, with Rama on one shoulder and Laksman on the other. Pilgrims buy big
sweets and put them in his mouth.Panch Pandava is a temple dedicated to the
Pandavas.

Other PlacesSuta Gadi is where Suta Goswami sat while instructing the sages 5,000
years ago. He spoke the Srimad Bhagavatam here.

There is also the Narada Deva Temple with 108 altars and the 1008 Siva-linga Temple,
containing copies of the four Vedas and Puranas, including Srimad Bhagavatam
(Bhagavat Purana).Where to Stay and EatYou would normally come here for a day trip
from either Lucknow or Sitapur. It is best to bring your own water, as I did not see any
place that sold bottled water or cold drinks. There is a decent basic Government
Bungalow here, which usually does not have electricity.

Ahobilam, which is known as Singavel Kundram, is dedicated to Lord Narasimha, the

lion form of Lord Vishnu, which he took to kill the demon Hiranyakashyapa. Of the
many places of Narasimha worship, this place is unique, being the only place where all
the nine forms of Lord Narasimha are worshipped. Hence it is also called Nava
Narasimha Kshetra.

The temple is divided into two parts- the lower Ahobilam and the the upper Ahobilam.
The lower Ahobilam is the abode of the Prahladavarada Narasimha, the form of Lord
Narasimha blessing Prahlada. This temple lies in the center of three Praakaras built in
Vijayanagara style. About a furlong from this temple is the Alwar Koneru, a drinking
water lake.

An ascent up the hill leads to upper Ahobilam, the lord here is Ahobaleswar. A 9 km.
hillpath cutting across virgin hills and forests with several waterfalls and exquisite
scenic beauty takes one to Ahobaleswar temple, located at the western side of a sacred
stream known as Vavinasi (one who checks ego), which joins the river Krishna.
The foot of the hill is known as Lower Ahobilam, where Lord Prahlada Varada or
Lakshmi Narasimha is enshrined. The shrine of Ugra Narasimha is situated in Upper
Ahobilam, which is the summit of the hill, at an altitude of about 2800 feet. It is a
beautiful shrine with an attractive Gopura and Mandapa. Ugra Narasimha is a
Swayambu (self-manifested) in standing posture and with ten arms. Here He is
depicted in the Ugra or terrible form of Narasimha.

There are two peaks Vedagiri and Garudagiri, where the Vedas and Vishnus mount
Garuda did penance to have darshan of the Lord.

The river Bhavanasini originates here and flows into Raktha Kundam. The water in
this tank is red in colour and it is believed that Lord Narasimha washed His hands in
the tank after killing Hiranya Kashipu. Pilgrims can reach the summit of the hill
negotiating a nine-km mountainous path in picturesque surroundings.

On the northern slope, there are shrines dedicated to Chatravatha Narasimha (inside
a cave in standing posture), Karanda Narasimha and Yogananda Narasimha (in Yoga
posture with crossed legs and hands resting on the knees) at different altitudes.
Yogananda Narasimha is said to have taught Prahlada yogic excercises. On the
opposite slope, there are shrines of Guha Narasimha, Krodha Narasimha and Malola
Narasimha (the Lord in a sublime mood with His consort Lakshmi).

At the entrance to the Guha Narasimha shrine, there is a massive stone pillar (Ukku
Sthamba) from which, it is said, the Lord emerged to kill the demon. Krodha
Narasimha is in the form of a boar. In the Jwala Narasimha shrine, the Lord is
depicted in a furious form in the act of killing Hiranya Kashipu. This is situated
between the two peaks of Vedagiri and Garudagiri. The shrine of Pavana Narasimha is
situated eight km from Lower Ahobilam on the banks of Pavana Theertha.

Thiru Naimisaranyam - Sri Devaraja

Perumal Temple

Temple Location :

Naimisaranyam is located at the junction of the roads from Sitapur

and Khairabad, 20 miles from Sitapur and 24 miles from the
Sandila railway station. 45 miles north of Lucknow in
Uttarpradesh. Naimisaranya is also known as "Nimsar" or
"Nimkhar" and is located on the left bank of the river Gomati.

Specials:

1. This kshetram is said to be one of the 8 swayam Vyaktha

kshetrams. The other swayam Vyaktha kshetram are Sri Rangam,
Srimushnam, Salagramam, Thotadri (Vaanamamalai), Tirupathi,
Pushkaram and Badri.

2. This Naimisaranya kshetram is said to be regarded as

"Tapovanam". There are 9 tapovams. They are Dandakaranyam,
Saindhavaranyam, Jambhukaranyam, Pushkararanyam,
Utpalaranyam, Badrikaranyam, Gurujangalaranyam,
Aruputharanyam and Naimisaranayam. It is belived that the
perumal is found in the form of forest. And this Naimisaranyam is
regarded as a holy forest.

Sthalapuranam

The Emperumaan of this sthalam is giving his seva as the entire

form of the Vanam (forest).

In the old age, all the Maha Rishis along with Sownakar went
towards Brahma devan and asked him which is the best place
suited for doing Yagam and tapas. As the answer, Brahma devan
took a dharbai grasss and made it as a wheel shape and rolled the
dharbai grass. Brahma devar said after he rolls the grass, the place
where it stopped is said to be the ideal place for doing tapas and
yagam. He rolled the wheel and it stops at a particular place in the
Earth and that place is said to the place which is called as
"Naimisaranyam".

Nemi means chakkaram and Naimisam means the place where the
chakkaram landed. Aaranyam means forest. Since Nemi, the
Chakkaram which landed on Aaranya the forest, the sthalam is
called as "Naimisaranyam". This Naimisaranyam is said to be the
place where lots of Rishis and lots of yogis have done tapas and
dhyanam and have explained the meaning of old puranas and
vedams.

The Emperumaan gives his seva as in the form of the forest and is
found in whole of the forest. This sthala emperumaan, gives his
seva with the name as "Sri Hari" along with Sri Hari lakshmi and
gave his prathyaksham to Devendran, Sudharman, Devarishis,
Soodhapuranikars and Vedavyasar.

Once, Balaramar, the brother of Sri Krishnar came to this sthalam.

At that time, Soodhar was very busy creating puranas. He didnt
notice the arrival of Balaramar. On seeing this, Balaramar got
angry and hit him. He got into sin by comitting this. To get out the
sin, he went to lots of Punya kshetras for an year and finally he
came back to this kshetram and help the rishis and yogis, who
were suffering from the frightening of a arakkan (Demon) by named
"Vilvalan". All the rishis and yogis thanked Balaramar for making
them to perform tapas in peace to reach the Emperumaan.

Gayasooran, an arakkan did tapas in this sthalam. Sriman

Narayanan gave his seva to him as he was fulfilled by his tapas.
Sriman Narayanan asked him what varam he wants as a result of
complete tapas. But, Gayasooran answered the Almighty, that he
didnt want any varam from him and he was so strong powerful
than Sriman Narayanan. On hearing this, Sriman Narayanan send
his chakra to kill the asuran and his body was cut into 3 parts. The
three parts are the Siro Gaya, (the head part), the Nambi Gaya (the
middle part) and the Charana Gaya (the foot part). This sthalam,
the Naimisaranyam is said to be the Nabhi Gaya. The Gaya
Kshetram is said to be the Charana Gaya and Badri is said to be
Siro Gaya. Offering prayers to forefathers in all these three
sthalams is said to be so greatful.

The sthala viruksham, the tree is Tapovanam and all the trees
found in this sthalam are said to be sthala viruksham and because
of this, the sthala viruksham is Tapovanam (Vanam means the
entire forest).

The Pushkarani of this sthalam are Gomukhi Nadhi and Chakkara

theertham. On the shore of Chakkara theertham, separate
sannadhis for Chakarathalwar, Vinayakar, Sri Rama, Lakshmana
and Seetha Piratti is found. On the way to Gomukhi Nadhi, a
separate temple called as "Vyasa Ghat" is found. On the other side
of this sthalam, a temple for Suka maharishi is found, where Suka
Bhagavan is found as the bronze statue.

Near to this Suka Maharishi temple, a temple for Hanuman is

found on the top of the mountains which is known as the
"Hanuman Ghat". He is found in standing position holding Sri
Rama and Lakshmana in his two shoulders, in Vishwaroopa
Kolam.

One of Ahobila Mutt Jeyer attained Paramapadham in this sthalam

and as his rememberance, his sannadhi and a mut of Ahobilam is
opened in this sthalam. Ramanuja koodam, Vaanamamalai Jeeyar
Mutt are also found, helping the bhaktas who come to this sthalam
to get the seva of this sthalam Emperumaan.
Thirumangai Alwar who is the only alwar who has done the
Mangalasasanam on this sthala perumal explains about the life led
by the human.

Moolavar:
The Moolavar of this Naimisaranyam Divyadesam is
Devarajan. He is also named as "Sri Hari". Moolavar
in Nindra thirukkolam facing his thirumugham
towards east direction. Prathyaksham for Indiran,
Sudharman, Devarishi, Soodhapuranikar and
Vedavyasar.

Thaayar:
The thaayar of this Kshetram is Sri Hari Lakshmi. She is also
named as "Pundareekavalli". 

Mangalasasanam:
Thirumangai Alwar who is the only alwar who has done the
Mangalasasanam on this sthala perumal explains about the life led
by the human.

Pushkarani:

 Chakkara Theertham
 Gomuki Nadhi
 Nemi Theertham and
 Divya Visrantha Theertham

Sthala Viruksham:
Tapovanam

Vimaanam:
Sri Hari Vimaanam. 

Naimisaranyam or Devaraja Perumal Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated

to Vishnu located in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1] It is one of the Divya
Desams, the 108 temples of Vishnurevered in Nalayira Divya Prabandham by the 12
poet saints, or Alwars. The temple is believed to be of significant antiquity with
contributions at different times from the ruling kings. The temple is counted as one of
the eight temples of Vishnu that self-manifested and is classified asSwayamvyaktha
Kshetra. The holy tank Chankra Kunda is associated with the temple and it is a
pilgrimage centre where people take holy dip during festive occasion.
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 1 Legend
 2 The temple
 3 Religious significance
 4 Notes
 5 References

Legend[edit]
Sage Narada is believed to have searched for the best theertha (water body) in three
worlds. He went to Kailasa, the abode of Shiva, then to Parkadal, the abode of Vishnu
and finally landed in the water body in the Naimisha Forest. The central deity is also
believed to be worshipped by sudharma and devas (celestical deities).[1][2]
Indra, the king of the devas, was once driven out of devaloka by
an asura named Vritra. The asurawas the recipient of a boon whereby he could not be
killed by any weapon that was known till the date of his receiving the boon and
additionally that no weapon made of wood or metal could harm him. Indra, who lost
all hope of recovering his kingdom went to seek the aid of Vishnu. Vishnu revealed to
Indra that only the weapon made from the bones of the sage Dadhichi would
defeatVritra. Indra and the other devas therefore approached the sage, whom Indra
had once beheaded, and asked him for his aid in defeating Vritra. Dadhichi acceded to
the devas' request but said that he wished that he had time to go on a pilgrimage to all
the holy rivers before he gave up his life for them. Indra then brought together all the
waters of the holy rivers to Naimisaranya, thereby allowing the sage to have his wish
fulfilled without a further loss of time. Dadhichi is then said to have given up his life
by the art of yoga after which the devas fashioned the Vajrayudha from his spine.
This weapon was then used to defeat the asura, allowing Indra to reclaim his place as
the king of devaloka.[3]

The temple[edit]
Naimisaranyam is located at the junction of the roads from Sitapur and Khairabad,
32 km from Sitapur and 42 km from the Sandila railway station, 45 miles north
of Lucknow in Uttarpradesh. Naimisaranya is also known as Nimsar or Nimkhar and
is located on the left bank of the river Gomati.[4]The sacred well, namely Chakra
Kunda is believed to have started from the weapon of Vishnu, Chakra. There are
shrines dedicated to Chakranarayana, Ganesh, Rama, Lakshman.[5][6]

Religious significance[edit]
This place has also been visited by Sankaracharya[7] and the famous
poet, Surdas resided here. Suthar, the author of 18 puranas is believed to have lived
here and presented his sayings to the sages. The central deity is believed to have
presided over the forest and hence the puja (rituals) are done to the forest. [2]
The temple is counted as one of the eight temples of Vishnu that self-manifested and
is classified as Swayamvyaktha Kshetra.[8] This temple is revered in Nalayira Divya
Prabandham, the 7th–9th century Vaishnava canon, by Thirumangai Azhwar in ten
 hymns. The temple is classified as adivyadesam, the 108 Vishnu temples that are
reverred in the Vaishnava canon.
Every new moon day, a large number of people purify themselves with a dip in the
holy well. If the new moon falls on a Monday, it is believed that a holy bath in the well
and offering to the presiding deity Lalitha will wash away all the sins committed in
lifetime.[3]
1. Divyadesam Tour Diary: Naimisaranyam & Ayodhya Tour info
sidharthi.blogspot.com/2008/11/sri-travel-diary-tour-to-ayodhya.html
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Nov 21, 2008 - Travel diary (Tour to Ayodhya & Naimisaranyam divya desams)
Number of DDs: 2. Other places of interest: 3. Travel bases: Lucknow ...

Travel Guide To Nava Narasimha

By Air: Hyderabad & Tirupati are the nearest airports.

By Rail: Nandyal town (74 km. on Guntur-Hubli line) and Cuddapah ( 118 km. on
Madras-Bombay line) are the convenient railheads.
By Bus: 34 km. from Allagadda, which is connected by state buses from Hyderabad,
Tirupati, Chittoor, Cuddapah, Kurnool, Nellore and Madras.
 
Nava Narasimha Temple

Ahobilam is just 74 kilometers from Nandyal and 360 kilometers from Hyderabad.
This is one of the main Hindu pilgrimage centres in AP and it is well known as
'Singavel Kundram Ahibilam'. Here one can see the temples and all are dedicated to
God Narasimha.
But as per the local legend, the story behind man-lion incarnation of Vishnu is
different. It took actually to defeat the demon named Hiranyakashipu. Also there are
some other places as well worshiping the Narasinhavatara of Vishnu.
Ahobilam is the only place where one can see all of the nine forms of Lord Narasimha
that is total Nava Narsimha and all are worshipped here. At the foot of hill, there is a
temple of Prahaladavarada Narasimha, means a form of Lord Narasimha while
blessing Prahalada.

There are main two other temple sites in town located in upper Ahobilam. In the
center of the limestone region, one can see natural caves and some of the caves are
used as temples. Narasimha temple in natural cave is found in Upper Ahobilam.
There is Vaishnav Math in this town and temple lie in the heart of 3 Prakaras, all are
built in style of Vijayanagara. Shrine in Lower Ahobilam built by Vijaynagar kings is
from 14th century. There is a drinking water lake at a short distance from this temple
and it is named as 'Alwar Koneru'.
Start from the foot of a hill and towards upper Ahobilam one can enjoy a nice journey.
Total path ion this hill is nearly 9 kilometers and it is cut across forests and virgin
hills
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