Officials in Visakhapatnam gear up for Giri Pradakshina of Simhachalam temple on July 9

Workers setting up multiple queue lines and numerous coconut-breaking stands at Tholi Pavancha foothill of Simhachalam in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Officials from the district administration are giving final touches to the arrangements for Giri Pradakshina,…

Traditional construction techniques to the rescue of Simhachalam Temple

The Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Visakhapatnam’s Simhachalam has been drawing devotees from across Andhra and beyond for centuries. Steeped in history and myths, the architectural wonder has stood the test of time and elements, a testament to…

At least seven killed in wall collapse at temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Simhachalam

NDRF personnel taking up rescue operations at the site where the wall was collapsed at Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy’s Temple in Simhachalam in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Seven people were killed and several others injured when a…