Koppar

This place is famous for the Narasimha in the Peepal tree on the bank of river Krishna. The appearance of a Narasimha Saligrama from the Peepal tree proved the presence of Narahari there. This place is said to respond to prayers. It can be reached from Raichur via Devadurg from…

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Kalluru

This place is where Mahalakshmi of Kolhapur appeared and stood on a grinding stone. The acharya here, who used to visit Kolhapur every year for the festival, had to discontinue the practice owing to his old age. The devi appeared in his dream and told him she would stay on…

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Chikalaparivi

SriVijayadas was the son of Dasappa-Koosamma and suffered abject poverty. As if that was not enough he suffered more after getting married and in desperation went away to Kashi with an intention of drowning in Ganga waters. That was when Purandaradas showered grace upon him, appeared in his dreams, gave…

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Navavrindavana

This place is where sages like SriPadmanabha et al in the tradition of Srimadacharya have come together. It is said that there are 16 vrindavanas here. Some biographers have proved that over a period of time some vrindavanas have been destroyed. There is no doubt that placing devotion in the…

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Manvi

The sannidhana of SriJagannathadas, the devotee of Narasimha, who was famous as Rangavalida Das, who had composed SriHarikathamrutasara, also known as Anusudha is at Manvi. It is said in history that Sri  Harikathamrutasara was composed right here. The pillar against which Das used to rest is decorated in alan- karpuja…

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