-- Andhra Pradesh Temples --

Mantralayam Temple

This is the "jeevan samadhi of Mantralyam Saint Raghavendraswamy. A large number of followers and devotees of all religious sects throng this little town located on the banks of river Tungabhadra all through the year. A temple has been constructed at the spot where he performed penance known as the Panchamukhi Anjaneyaswamy temple.

Timings: Open from 5:30 am till 12:00 in the noon and reopens  at 4:00 pm and again closed at  8:00 pm. 

Malleshwar Temple

Shri Malleshwar Swami, with his consort, Shri Bramaramba are the main deities of the temple at Sivalayam, in Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The temple was constructed in the 10th century, in the Dwapar Yuga, the time contemporary to Lord Krishna. The lingam was installed by the Sri Yudhistra, the eldest of the Five Pandavas. The Dasara festival in the month of October is celebrated in a grand manner. The Sivarathri night is also celebrated with the same fervor. 

Narasimha Temple

This is located at a distance of 74 km from Nandyal and 360 km from Hyderabad . It is an important pilgrim centre having nine forms of Lord Narsimham .The lower Ahobilam temple is built in the Vijayanagar style and as one treks up the hill It is considered sacred because Lord Vishnu appeared as Narasimha at this spot to kill Hiranaya Kashipu.  Ahobilam is also the seat of the Ahobala Matt. Cuddapah is another access point to Ahobilam.

Timings: Open from 5:30 am  till 12:00 in the noon and reopens in the evening at 4:00 pm and again closed at 8:00 pm.

Puttaraathi

Prasanthi Milayam, the main ashram of Shri Sathya Sai Baba , is in Puttaparthi. Sai Baba's followers are predominantly Indian but he also has many western devotees, among them the founder of the Hard Rock Cafe franchise. Known as the Adobe of highest Peacethe ashram is spacious and beautiful with good food and accommodation- at least when the numbers aren't overwhelming. Sai Baba spends most of the year here but sometimes moves to Whitefields Ashram near Banglore in neighbouring Karnatka or Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu during the hot, dry season.

Simhachalam

Simhachalam 16 kms Eleventh Century temple dedicated to Lord Varaha narasimha. It has been hailed as the most famous and the best sculptured shrine. Simhachalam, also called Simhagiri, is about ten miles to the north of Visakhapatnam

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