The ancient temple is excavated in a 300 m tunnel[1] under the Manichoola hill range[2] situated at around 4.8 km from the city.

The end of the cave temple is the sanctum sanctorum which houses two deities – Lord Narasimha and a Shiva Linga which the demon Jharasura (Jalasura) had worshipped.

Lord Vishnu guarded the child devotee Prahlada, who was put to endless torture by his father Hiranyakashipu, a Demon, for repeating God's name instead of his own.

Legend says that Narasimha after killing Hiranyakashipu, slew another giant named Jharasura (Jalasura) who was a staunch devotee of Lord Shiva.

While breathing his last, Jharasura beseeched Vishnu (or rather, his incarnation) to reside in the cave in which he was living and to grant boons to devotees.

The plateau consists of red laterite rocky crust, of a depth varying from 30.5 m to 152.4 m supported on impervious trap base.

[citation needed] Such water springs can be observed in Bidar also at Guru Nanak Jhira Sahib Gurudwara, Papanasha Shiva Temple etc.

[2] To facilitate the devotees, the cave temple has been Air conditioned and Electrified for lighting systems.

This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Pilgrimage to Narasimhaswami Shetrams, by Tamarapu Sampath Kumaran