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[FONT="]Avaniapuram near Vandavasi is a Narasimhar temple where nine Narasimahars are present like Ahobilam and is called “Dakshina Ahobilam”. ‘Avani’ meaning ‘Lion’ and the unique significance here is the presence of Thayar also with a lioness face. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]There is an amazing natural rock formation of a lion perfectly formed with eyes, beard, face etc.,. More interestingly, there is also a sage sitting below the lion in a meditative posture with the jadamudi, eyes, nose, hands in a bowing pose listening to somebody etc., all in a rock. Here is the photo:[/FONT]
[FONT="]http://www.flickr.com/photos/rajushanthi/3432909909/[/FONT]
[FONT="]and here is the travelogue:[/FONT]
[FONT="]http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/avaniyapuram/
Regards,
Raju[/FONT]
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[FONT="]Avaniapuram near Vandavasi is a Narasimhar temple where nine Narasimahars are present like Ahobilam and is called “Dakshina Ahobilam”. ‘Avani’ meaning ‘Lion’ and the unique significance here is the presence of Thayar also with a lioness face. [/FONT]
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[FONT="]There is an amazing natural rock formation of a lion perfectly formed with eyes, beard, face etc.,. More interestingly, there is also a sage sitting below the lion in a meditative posture with the jadamudi, eyes, nose, hands in a bowing pose listening to somebody etc., all in a rock. Here is the photo:[/FONT]
[FONT="]http://www.flickr.com/photos/rajushanthi/3432909909/[/FONT]
[FONT="]and here is the travelogue:[/FONT]
[FONT="]http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/avaniyapuram/
Regards,
Raju[/FONT]