and “Ahobila” (great cave), giving the site its revered name. This legendary location is said to be the very spot where Lord Narasimha emerged from a stone pillar to vanquish the tyrannical ...

Historical records, such as the Kurnool District Gazetteers from 1881, document various beliefs of the Chenchu tribes, including their reverence for Ahobila Narasimha as their brother-in-law and ...