Hampi Lakshmi Narasimha, Badavilinga temple, UNESCO world Heritage site, ಉಗ್ರ ನರಸಿಂಹ ಬಡವಿಲಿಂಗ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ, ಹಂಪಿ, ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ನರಸಿಂಹ . Hampi tourism, Karnataka Tourism Bellary Tourism, ancient temples of Karnataka. Badavilinga Temple is a wonderful temple in Hampi dedicated to Lord Shiva. The Hindu deity Shiva is worshipped in the form of a Linga in this temple. The Badavilinga temple is located near the Lakshmi Narasimha Temple.Badavi linga Temple is the pride of Hampi. It is the largest monolithic Linga present in the town. The monolithic Shiva Linga is 3 m in height. The sanctum has no ceiling and the Linga is constantly immersed in a water bed since a canal from the river passes through the temple. Water oozes out constantly from the foot level and always three feet deep. So the Lingam is half drowned in water and half above the water level. The name Badavilinga is a combination of two words - Badava and Linga. In the local language, Badva means poor and Linga represents Shiva. Legend has it said that the Shiva Linga placed inside the temple was commissioned by a poverty-stricken peasant woman. Hence the temple came to be known as Badavilinga Temple.
The beautiful Linga is made of black stone. The Shiva Linga has a large pedestal that is circular in shape. It is called the ‘yone pitha’ of the Shiva Linga. This circular pedestal draws into an outlet, also known as ‘pranala’. The specialty of this Shiva Linga is that the Lingam is trinity possessing three eyes which can be observed. When observed the Linga carefully you could certainly notice the three eyes carved on it. These depict the eyes of Lord Shiva.
The Lakshmi Narasimha statue is one of the most imposing sculptures found in the ruined town of Hampi. The statue has a height of 6.7 metres.The speciality of the sculpture is that it is the largest monolith statue in Hampi.The Lakshmi Narasimha statue and the temple housing the statue were built in the year 1528 A.D. It was constructed during the rule of Krishnadevaraya, one of the greatest rulers of the Vijayanagara Empire. The temple is dedicated to Lord Narasimha, one of the ten avatars of Lord Vishnu, and Goddess Lakshmi. As such, the temple is known as the Lakshmi Narasimha Temple.
The original sculpture had a small figure of Goddess Lakshmi, consort of Narasimha, sitting on his lap. The gigantic statue was vandalized and mutilated in 1565 A.D. during the raid by the Mughals that led to the fall of the Vijayanagara Empire.
The limbs of Narasimha’s statue were broken during the attack. The figure of Lakshmi was separated from that of Narasimha. In the process of destruction, one of the hands of Goddess Lakshmi was broken and even today the broken hand of the Goddess can be seen resting on the back of Narasimha.Now the damaged statue of Lakshmi resides at the Archaeological Museum at Kamalapura.The statue of Narasimha has a finely chiselled broad chest and a well-defined mane. Narasimha is adorned with a beautiful headgear and is seen seated in a cross-legged position. The sculpture portrays Narasimha sitting on the coils of Adishesha, the king of all snakes, which rises behind him with its seven hoods.
The hoods have been beautifully designed to serve as a canopy over Narasimha’s head. The sculpture is set within a Makara torana or arch. There is a lion-mask set above the hoods of Adishesha.
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