Thuravoor Narasimha Swamy Temple Alappuzha, Kerala.
- Anu Satheesh
- Feb 16, 2021
- 1 min read

Thuravoor Narasimha Swamy or Thuravoor Mahakshetram is situated in Alappuzha with Narasimha Swamy and Sudharshana Moorthy as main Prathishta. Temple has separate Sannidhi for Vadakkanappan ( Narasimha) and Tekkanappan ( Sudarshana).
Sthala puranam says that Vigraham of Narasimha was brought from Varanasi. Swami Padmapadar, shishya of Adi Sankaracharya, had worshipped the same Vigraham at Kashi. A Namboodiri, on his way to Kashi saw a powerful light which disappeared here 👇

Namboodiri dug the place and he found a beautiful beautiful Vigraham made of Anjanasila. It is said that the vigraham occupied a site, which was the place of Durga Devi Sudarshana Moorthy is about 6 Ft, Chaturbahu. Deepavali is famous festival here 👇.
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