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Narasimha Temple

There is a large Deity of Narasimha carved from wood in this temple. Darshan is from 5 am to 12 noon and 4 to 9 pm. This temple is close to the Radha Ballabha temple, just off the road that goes between Loi Bazaar and the Banke Bihari temple.

In his fourth incarnation, Lord Vishnu appears in the form of half-man, half-lion, to kill the king of the demons, Hiranyakasipu, the older brother of Hiranyaksa. Hiranyakasipu was powerful. After performing extreme austerities, he received a benediction from Lord Brahma. He asked to be immortal, but Brahma told him he could not grant such a wish because he himself was mortal. Hiranyakasipu then received the blessing that he could not be killed by man, beast, demigod, or any kind of weapon or hands. He would also not die in the air, in water, or on the ground, nor be killed either inside or outside, neither during the day nor at night.

The Lord assumed the incarnation of a half-man, half-lion and killed Hiranyakasipu. He killed him on his lap, so that he was killed neither on land nor in water. He was killed in the doorway of the assembly hall, which was neither inside nor outside. He was torn apart by Narasimha’s nails, which was neither a weapon nor hands. He was killed at dusk, which was neither day nor night.
Prahlada Maharaja was the son of Hiranyakasipu, and because the boy was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu, his father tortured him. To save his devotee Prahlada Maharaja, Lord Narasimha appeared to kill Hiranyakasipu.

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