Ahobilam Prahladha Badi (Cave Temple), Andhra Pradesh

Address

Yeguva, Ahobilam,

Andhra Pradesh 518543

Moolavar

Prahladha

Introduction

Prahladha Badi is a small shrine dedicated to Prahladha, ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu, This cave is behind the Malola Narasimha Temple in Upper Ahobilam. It is located at about 500 meters from Malola Narasimha Temple through the forest and the narrow path of the cliff.

Puranic Significance

This place is also called as Prahaladha Mettu.

This is a cave situated behind the Malola Narasimha Temple in Upper Ahobilam at about 400 meter walk from Malola Narasimha temple through the forest and the narrow path of the cliff. There is a cavern in this cave. When demons threw Prahlada from the cliff, he fell through this cavern and was held by Lord Narayana. Around this cave, Prahlada wrote ‘om namo narayana’ and ‘om namo bhagavate vasudevaya’ on the rocks. Those transcendental letters can still be seen here. In this cave, one can also have darshan of Sri Yoga Narasimha, Sri Sudarshana and Sri Narayana Murthy.

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