Devanagari नृसिंहनाथ Country India District Bargarh | Oriya ନୃ-ସିଂହ-ନାଥ State/province Orissa Locale Western Orissa | |
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Nru-siṃha-nāth (pronounced ନୃ-ସିଂହ-ନାଥ in Oriya, ନର-ସିଂହ-ନାଥ୍ in local Kosli Language, नृसिंहनाथ in Hindi) is small village, temple and tourist spot located in Bargarh District of Western Orissa. Nru-siṃha-nāth is god "Narasimha" , one avatar of the dashavatar of god Vishnu in the incarnation of "BiDāla Nrusimha" or "MarjāraKeshari" is the prime god of this 14th century temple, built by King Baijala Deba. It is a very famous place in Orissa people from different states comes to visit narsighnath. It is 5 km away from paikmal. The environment and the weather is very nice. we can see there temples, priest ,monkeys, shops, people from different places for picnic.
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Significance
The word Narasimha means half-man and half-lion Nātha means owner or Lord. The half-woman-half-lion is called Sphinx in Egypt and Manticore in Persia. In Hindu culture, Nrusimha or Nara-Sinha is one of the 10 Avataras or Incarnations of god Vishnu.
Terms Used in this article: Jharan - Spring, Dangar - Hill, Māhāpru - God/ Lord (male), Devi - Deity (Female), Vidāla/ Mārjāra - Cat, Musā/ Mushika - Rat, GuDi/ Mandir - Temple, Khol - Cave, Maduā/ Mado - Cave/ Temporary Shelter made up of cut tree branches, leaves, or other natural and locally available material, MeLā - Large gathering of people to celebrate festival, Jhānkar - Priest of temple
Chāl-dhār
This is the first waterfall near the temple. There is a platform for the visitors to take bath. The word Chāl means a "bamboo strip woven mat". During Nrusingh Chaturdashi festival, the bathing platform is extended using such mats, hence the waterfall name became Chāl-dhār.
Kapil-dhār
This is the tallest and major water-fall in this mountain, located at about 400 meter altitude, above sea-level. There is a 4 kilometer motorable road to this from the Temple.
About the appearance of the god
As per the epic Bidāla Nrusingha