Things to know Before
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Usally Saturday and Sunday temple will be busy with devotees it may take minimum 2 hours long queue waiting.
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There are even 1000 stair steps to climb up to top Simhachalam hill to reach main temple from simhachalam bus stop.
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Four types of Dharsan's(Visit): Free, Rs.50, Rs.100, Rs.300 special tickets can be purchased at temple ticket counter where queue waiting time in long lines will reduce based on ticket you purchase.
Transportation
- Transport to reach Simhachalam Hill
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By Air: The nearest airport to Simhachalam is Visakhapatnam International Airport✈️ from there temple is around 13kms(30mins).
By Rail: Through Visakhapatnam Railway Station it is 13km to temple and from Simhachalam Railway station it is 6km to temple.
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By Road:Reach NAD Junction, Visakhapatnam from there is temple is 12Kms.
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To travel to Simhachalam hill there will be cabs, buses at Simhachalam bus stop whick is 3kms to Temple.
Weather
Nearby Places To Visit
All the places mentioned below are extra places its upto your choice to whether to visit or not
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RamaKrishna Beach🏖️ takes 30mins from Simhachalam Temple located at 13km.
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Kailasagiri takes 22mins from Simhachalam Temple located at 9km.
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Araku🌲 takes 2 hours from Simhachalam Temple located at 110km.
✨Interesting Facts
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Sri varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple located on simhachalam hill 300m above the sea level of visakhapatnam.
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As avatar of Vishnu half lion and half man to save his devotee Prahaladha from a murder attempt by his father Hiranyakashyapa(Asura king).
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Sandalwood paste is used to cover swamy as lingam this festive knowns as Chandanotsavam (chandhan yatra).It is celebrated on day of Akshaya Tritiya
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On this day sandalwood which is covered moolavar throughout year is removed and give dharsan of swamy which inside of sandalwood covering for 12hrs once a whole year and removed chandhan will give as prasadham to devotees.
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