Chandanotsavam at Simhachalam Temple

Associated temple: Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Simhachalam

Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Typical month: April-May

Hindu calendar hint: Akshaya Tritiya observance

Significance

A distinctive Narasimha temple observance in Andhra Pradesh with strong regional significance.

Description

An annual temple festival when the sandal paste covering on the deity is ceremonially removed.