Temples in Hyderabad City 

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Temple Located at Near AgastheeswaraTemple Chandiparla near Kamalapuram (Cuddapah) Agastheeswara Temple   Gopalapuram near Kolhapur (Mahbubnagar) Agastheeswarar Temple  Yaganti near Kurnool Agastheeswarar Temple   Tondavada near Tirupati Ahobila Narasimha Temple Ahobilam near Kurnool Alampur Navabhrama Temples   Alampur near Kurnool Amaravati Amareswara Temple   Amaravati near Vijayawada Annavaram Satyanarayana Swami Temple Annavaram near Kakinada Basar Saraswathi Temple Basar   near Nizamabad Bekkeswara Temple Bekkam near Mahbubnagar Bhadrachalam Rama Temple Bhadrachalam near Khammam Bhadrakali Temple Warangal -- Bhairavaswamy Temple Gopalapuram near Kolhapur (Mahbubnagar) Bhavanarayanaswamy Temple Pattisam near Polavaram (West Godavari) Bhimeswara Temple Gopalapuram near Kolhapur (Mahbubnagar) Bhimeswara Temple Samalkot (Bhimaramam, Somaramam) near Samalkot Bhimeswara Temple Draksharama near Kakinada Bhogeswara Temple Pamidi near Gooty (Anantapur) Birla Mandir Hyderabad -- Chandrasekhara Temple Bikkavolu near Ramachandrapuram (E. Godavari) Chenna Kesava Temple Pushpagiri near Cuddapah Chintalarayaswamy Temple  Tadpatri near Gooty (Anantapur) Doddeswara Temple Hemavati near Madakasira (Anantapur) Ekaratri Mallikarjuna Temple Sreekakulam -- Endala Mallikarjunaswamy Temple Ravivalasa near Tekkali (Srikakulam) Gangadhareswara Temple Gopalapuram near Kolhapur (Mahbubnagar) Gangeswara Temple Tadikalapudi near Eluru (West Godavari) Ghanpur Temples Ghanpur near Warangal Golingeswara Temple Nidadavole near Kovvuru (West Godavari) Golingeswara Temple Bikkavolu near Ramachandrapuram (E Godavari) Govindarajaswami Temple Tirupati -- Guntimalleswara Temple  Khammam -- Hanumakonda Thousand Pillared Temple Warangal -- Indranatheswara Temple Pushpagiri near Cuddapah Jaladheeswara Temple Ghantasala (Krishna) -- Jateswara Temple Gopalapuram near Kolhapur (Mahbubnagar) Kaleswara Temple Gopalapuram near Kolhapur (Mahbubnagar) Kamalasambhaveswara Temple Pushpagiri near Cuddapah Kanakadurga Temple  Vijayawada -- Kanyaka Parameswari Temple Proddatur (Cuddapah) -- Kapileswarar Temple Tirupati -- Kapoteeswara Temple Chejerla near Narasaraopet (Guntur) Chejerla near Narasaraopet (Guntur) Kapoteswara Temple Kadali near Razole (East Godavari) Kasi Viswanatha Temple Pushpagiri near Cuddapah Kesavaswami Temple Ryali near Rajamundry Koppulingeswaraswamy Temple Palivela near Kottapeta (East Godavari) Koteeswara Temple Kaluvakolanu near Mahbubnagar Kotilingam Temple Panchadarla near Anakapally Ksheerarameswaraswamy Temple Palakollu (Ksheeraramam) near Narasapur (West Godavari) Kukkuteswara Temple Pithapuram near Kakinada Lakshmi Narasimha Temple Yadagirigutta near Hyderabad Madanagopala Temple Gopalapuram near Kolhapur (Mahbubnagar) Mahanadi Temple Thimmapuram near Kurnool Mahanandi Temple Nandyal   near Kurnool Mahavishnu Temple Sreekakulam -- Mallanna Temple Komaravelu near Jangaon (Warangal) Malleswaraswami Temple Hemavati near Madakasira (Anantapur) Malleswaraswami Temple Vijayawada -- Malleswaraswami Temple Mangalagiri near Vijayawada Malleswaraswami Temple Gopalapuram near Kolhapur (Mahbubnagar) Mallikarjunaswamy Temple  Jonnavada near Nellore Mallikarjunaswamy Temple Ayinavolu near Warangal Mangalagiri Narasimhaswami Temple Mangalagiri near Vijayawada Manikanteswara Temple Kanipakkam near Chittoor Manthani Temple Manthani near Karimnagar Mogileeswara Temple Mogili near Bangarupalem (Chitoor) Mukhalingam Temple Mukhalingam near Sreekakulam Mukteeswara Temple Kaleswaram (Manthani) near Karimnagar Muktirameswara Temple Proddatur (Cuddapah) -- Nageswaraswamy Temple  Duvva near Tanaku (West Godavari) Nageswaraswamy Temple Chebrolu -- Navanandikotkur Malleswaraswami Temple Nandikotkur near Kurnool Nignur Shiva Temple Nignur near Karimnagar Nilakanteswara Temple Nizamabad -- Nilakanteswara Temple Gudlur near Kandukur (Prakasam) Padmanabhaswamy Temple Gopalapuram near Kolhapur (Mahbubnagar) Pallikonda Sivaperuman Temple Suruttuppalli near Nagalapuram Panduranga Swamy Temple Chilakalapudi near Machilipatnam Papanaseswarar Temple Alampur near Kurnool Parasareswara Temple Yogimallavaram near Tirupati Parasurameswara Temple  Gudimallam near Tirupati Parusavedeeswara Temple Meenambaram near Mahbubnagar Parusavedeeswara Temple Meenambaram near Mahbubnagar Polasteeswara Temple Polasa near Jagtial (Karimnagar) Raghavendraswamy Temple Mantralayam -- Rajarajeswara Temple Bikkavolu near Ramachandrapuram (E. Godavari) Rama Temple Kondapaka near Siddhipet (Medak) Ramalingeswara Temple Tadparti near Anantapur Ramalingeswara Temple Kaudur near Mahbubnagar Ramalingeswara Temple  Nandikandi near Sangareddi (Medak) Ramalingeswara Temple Gopalapuram near Kolhapur (Mahbubnagar) Ramalingeswaraswamy Temple Achanta (West Godavari) -- Ramappa Temple Palampet near Warangal Rameswaraswamy Temple Tadpatri near Gooty (Anantapur) Rudreswara Temple Palampet near Warangal Sambasiveswara Temple Gopalapuram near Kolhapur (Mahbubnagar) Sambu Lingeswara Temple Warangal -- Saneeswara Temple Mandapalli near Rajahmundry Sangameswara Temple Kudali (Alampur) near Kurnool Sangameswara Temple Sangam Jagarlamudi near Tenali Santana Malleswaraswamy Temple Pushpagiri near Cuddapah Shiva Temple Kailasakona near Puttur (Chittoor) Shiva Temple Talakona near Piler (Chitoor) Shiva Temple Penukonda (Anantapur) -- Shiva Temple Pedakkani near Vijayawada Sidhdheshwaraswamy Temple Tallapakam near Rajampet (Cuddapah) Sidhdheshwaraswamy Temple Muttayikota near Medak Sidhdheshwaraswamy Temple Hemavati near Madakasira (Anantapur) Simhachalam VarahaLakshminarasimha Temple Simhachalam near Vishakapatnam Skandagiri Temple Secunderabad -- Someswara Temple Devunigumpa near Parvatipuram (Srikakulam) Someswara Temple Mandapaka near Tanuku (West Godavari) Someswara Temple Kotipalli near Draksharama Someswara Temple Bhimavaram (Somaramam) near Bhimavaram Sree Kalahasteeswarar Temple Sri Kalahasti near Tirupati Sree Sailam Mallikarjuna Temple Sreesailam near Kurnool Suryanarayanaswamy Temple Arasavalli near Srikakulam Tiruchanur Padmavati Temple Tiruchanur near Tirupati Tirupati Venkateswara Temple Tirumala-Tirupati -- Trikoteswara Temple Pushpagiri near Cuddapah Tripurantakeswara Temple   Tripurantantakam near Kurnool Ugra Narasimha Temple Vedadri near Vijayawada Uma Maheswara Temple Gopalapuram near Kolhapur (Mahbubnagar) Uma Maheswara Temple Pushpagiri near Cuddapah Umakamandaleswarar Temple Ryali near Rajahmundry Umamaheswara Temple Rajahmundry -- Vaidyanatha Temple Pushpagiri near Cuddapah Vedanarayana Swamy Temple Nagalapuram near Tirupati Veerabhadraswami Temple Lepakshi near Anantapur Veerabhadreswaraswamy Temple Pattisam near Polavaram (West Godavari) Vemulawada Shiva Temple Vemulawada near Karimnagar Venkatramana Temple Tadpatri near Gooty (Anantapur) Venugopalaswamy Temple Bobbili near Vizianagaram near Vizianagaram Vijayeswara Swami Temple Vijayawada -- Virabhadra Temple Gopalapuram near Kolhapur (Mahbubnagar) Virupaksheswara Temple Hemavati near Madakasira (Anantapur) Visweswara Temple Kolanupaka near Bhuvanagiri (Nalgonda)

Temples of Andhra Pradesh are known to display a wide array of Architectural styles ... So also are their Legends ... Here are some ...

AHOBILAM  - NARASIMHA SWAMI

About the Temple :

Ahobilam (Sagel kunram) is one of the 108 temples & celestial abodes of Vishnu situated near Nandyal in Andhra Pradesh . The deity here is in the form of Lord Narasimha, with a lion face and a human body. Unlike the other places of worship of this deity, Ahobilam is unique with all the nine forms of Lord Narasimha being worshipped. Hence it is also called the "Nava Narasimha Kshetra" and is the seat of Ahobila mutt. The place also referred to as the Ahobila divyadesam is one of the two divyadesams located in Andhra Pradesh.

The two crests of the hill of this NavaNarasimha Kshetram are called Vedadri and Garudadri, through which the Bhavanasini Thirtham flows. The puranas state that the Nallamalai hills from Kurnool to Chittoor district are a personification of Adiseshu whose tail is Sree Sailam, middle is Ahobilam and head is Tirumala. Ahobilam is divided into two parts – The lower Ahobilam and the upper Ahobilam.
 

Ahobilam enshrines the deities – Ahobila Narasimha Varaha Narasimha Malola Narasimha Yogananda Narasimha Bhavana Narasimha Kaarancha Narasimha Chakra Vada Narasimha Bhargava Narasimha Jwala Narasimha.

In the temple at lower Ahobilam are the festival images of all the forms of Narasimhas, other than Malola Narasimha, the festival image of which is in the Ahobil Mutt. Festival images were brought in vogue only during the period of Prataparudra, earlier to which only the main idol or the moolavirat was worshipped during the Chalukyan king Vikramaketu. Krishna Devaraya is known to have made some life donations here. 
 

Sthalapuranam :

It is believed that Lord Vishnu has incarnated as Narasimha Swamy here. Things like the red blood streaks of Hiranyakasapa that move on to the cave of Guhanarasimha and the half-broken pillar from which Narasimha was said to have emerged are shown as proofs. The pillar is known to remain undisturbed by even the greatest calamities like earthquakes. Ugranarasimha idol shows the posture of killing the demon king Hiranyakasapa.

Legend says that Garuda, worshipped Lord Vishnu with a desire to see his Narasimha Avatar. Pleased with his worship, Vishnu is said to have manifested in the nine forms of Narasimha at Ahobilam. Lord Rama, after getting separated from Sita is also said to have worshipped Lakshmi Narasimha here. 

Another legend says that Mahalakshmi has taken birth here in the family of hunters as "Chenchulakshmi" and married Narasimha to calm him down after he killed Hiranyakasapa in the avatar. A festive annual fair is carried over to this extant in the Tamil month of Maasi, when the local tribe actively participates.

About the Temple :

Alampur, the town of Navabrahma temples of Lord Shiva is situated near Kurnool in Mehboobnagar district. Alampur is considered to be the western gateway of Srisailam, the southern, eastern and northern gateways being Siddavattam, Tripurantakam and Umamaheswaram respectively.

The Tungabhadra and Krishna are seen in confluence near Alampur. On the banks of these are built the nine temples enclosed in a single courtyard called the Nava Brahma temples, dedicated to Lord Shiva. These temples are known to be built by the Badman Chalukyas, who are known to have built several other temples in Karnataka. Some of the archeological remains from this site have been housed in a museum nearby.

The Bala Brahma temple, dating back to the year 702 CE, is the principal shrine of worship. Shivaratri is seen to have celebrated in great splendor here.

The Taraka Brahma temple is partly in ruins, and it has no image in the sanctum. The Telugu inscriptions in the temple dates way back to the 6th-7th century CE.

The Swarga Brahma temple   with an imposing tower  is considered to be the finest and excellent specimen of Chalukyan Architecture & Sculpture. It contains several embossing sculptures on the wall.

The Padma Brahma temple enshrines a Shivalingam of clear stone with mirror like finish. The temple however is seen to be in ruins now.

The Viswa Brahma temple, depicting the scenes from the epics, is among the most artistic of the Nava Brahma temples.

Sthalapuranam :

Legend says that the nine temples of Bala, Kaumara, Arka, Veera, Viswa, Garuda, Swarga, Padma and Taraka Brahmeswara were actually built by Brahma. Hence is the name. It is also said that the six known sections of Hinduism – the Kaumara and other subsections have flourished here. It is known that there are fifty theerthas, eighteen mahatheerthas and sixty four Ghats at this place. The most sacred of these is the Papavinasa theertha.

Enclosed in the courtyard is also seen the Suryanarayana temple, dating back to the 9th century. This temple has embossed sculptures of the incarnations of Vishnu.  There also is a Narasimha temple with inscriptions from the period of Krishna Deva Raya of the Vijayanagar Empire.

The other temple of importance is the Papanatham temples built on the same banks. These are over 20 temples of varying sizes and styles and constitute the Papanasam.

The main goddess of Alampur is Jogulamba – the vedic Yogeswari. This is considered to be one of the eighteen Shaktipeetas. Other goddesses include Renuka or Ellamma, popularly worshipped for getting children.