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Such water springs can be observed in Bidar also at places like Guru Nanak Jhira Sahib Gurudwara, Papanasha Shiva Temple etc. This has resulted in springs at the cleavages between trap and laterite rocks. The plateau consists of red laterite rocky crust, of a depth varying from 30.5 m to 152.4 m supported on impervious trap base. The lateritic rock formation under the plateau enables percolation of surface water. It is located amidst the slopes of the hilly terrain. Though Bidar is at an elevation, the temple is at a lower level. After the Mauryas, Satavahanas, Kadambas, and Chalukyas of Badami and later the Rashtrakutas ruled the Bidar territory. when it was a part of the Mauryan Empire. The recorded history of the city goes back to the third century B.C. The traditional tales reveal that Vidura lived here hence the place was earlier called Viduranagara and also as the place where Nala and Damayanti (Daughter of Raja Bhima, the King of Vidharba) met each other. The flow of water in the cave tunnel is continuous since then. After being killed, the demon turned into water and started flowing down the feet of Bhagwan Narasimha. There is a roughly carved image of Narasimha on a stone wall at the end of the cave. Granting last wish of Jharasura, Narasimha came to live in the cave. While breathing his last, Jharasura pleaded with Bhagwan Vishnu (i.e., his incarnation Narasimha) to reside in the cave in which he was living and to grant boons to the devotees. Legend says that Bhagwan Narasimha after killing Hiranyakashipu, killed another giant named Jharasura (Jalasura) who was a staunch devotee of Bhagwan Shiva. This fourth incarnation of Bhagwan Vishnu, Bhagwan Narasimha, is half human and half lion. Finally Bhagwan appeared in the form of a Man-Lion (Nara-Simha), and killed Hiranyakashipu. But Prahlada withstood all these tortures with steadfast devotion. Sthala Puranaīhagwan Vishnu guarded the child devotee Prahlada, who was put to endless torture by his father Hiranyakashipu, a Demon, for chanting Bhagwan’s name instead of his own. This temple is especially visited by many child seeking couples.
BIDAR LAKSHMI NARASIMHA SWAMY TEMPLE SKIN
The water has sulphur in it and is said to have healing properties for people having skin problems. People carry kids into the temple on their shoulder. Since the water flows continuously and people walk in it, the water does not remain crystal clear. Others need to wait in the water for their turn. Around six to eight people can stand and watch this spectacular sight as there is very little space in there. The end of the cave temple is the sanctum sanctorum which houses two deities – Bhagwan Narasimha and a Shiva Linga which the demon Jharasura (Jalasura) had worshipped. One has to walk through the cave wherein water height varies from 4 feet to 5 feet to have a darshan of the deity’s image formed on the laterite wall at the end of tunnel which is an architectural wonder. The ancient temple was excavated in a 300 m tunnel under the Manichoola hill range situated at around 4.8 km from the Bidar city. It is associated with Bhagwan Narasimha, an incarnation of Bhagwan Vishnu. Narasimha Jharni (local Kannada: ನರಸಿಂಹ ಝರನಿ) is a cave temple. 65 and around 700 kms from state capital Bengaluru. Jala Narasimha Swamy Temple (also known as Narasimha Jharni) is located near to Bidar town, Karnataka 120 kms from Hyderabad on the Hyderabad-Mumbai National Highway no.