Narsingh Avatar Temple

Author of this article is Laxman Burdak लक्ष्मण बुरड़क

Narsingh Avatar Temple at Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh

Narsinghpur or Narsimhapur is a town in Madhya Pradesh state of central India which has a large Temple of Lord Narsingh. This temple was constructed by Jat Sardar in the 18th century. Khirwar clan Jats came to this place from Brij and founded the city of Narsinghpur, where they ruled for a long period. Khirwars of Narsinghpur were followers of god Narsingh. Here they constructed two temples of Narsingh avatar.

Narsimha Mandir

During the 18th century this temple was constructed by Jat Sardars & plane Statue of Lord Narsimha (It's a Human Awtar of Lord Vishnu having Loin's head ) This is situated at District H.Q. And this temple has got its importance as district's Nomenclature hails from here only.

References

• Jat Samaj, Agra : April 2000
• Narsinghpur district Website

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