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Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple is located in Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh and is 42 kms from Anantapur Bus Stand. Penna Ahobilam is famous for Lord Narasimha Swamy Temple. Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy is the presiding deity in Penna  Ahobilam Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple . The temple complex includes temples of the Adi Lakshmi Devi and Chenchu Lakshmi Devi temples. Annual Car festival is celebrated in a grand manner in the the month of April. The temple was built on the footprint of Lord  Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy  which measures 5′ 3”. It is believed that a wedding ceremony celebrated here leads to a happy and satisfying marriage. Lord Narasimha is the half-man, the half-lion of Lord Krishna, when he came to save his devotee Prahlad, from his father Hiranyakashipu. Ariel view of temple It is believed that Rakthakundam Pond near the hill, 2 km from the temple, is where Narasimha Swamy washed his hands after killing Hiranya Kasyapa. Abhobilam is deriv...