Ahobhilam (Telugu: అహోబిళం,[1] Sanskrit: अहोबिलम्)
also known as Ahobalam is located in the Allagadda mandal
of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located at a
distance of 40 km from Nandyal and about 150 km from
Kurnool, the district headquarters. There are two temple
houses, lower Ahobilam and upper Ahobilam.
This place is known as Singavelkundram and is dedicated to
Lord Narasimha, the man-lion form of Lord Vishnu, which he
took on in order to kill the demon Hiranyakashyapa. Only at
Ahobilam are all the nine forms of Lord Narasimha i.e. Nava
Narasimha worshiped.As soon as the foot of the hills is
reached there is the temple of Prahaladavarada Narasimha,
the form of Lord Narasimha blessing Prahalada. This temple
lies in the center of three Prakaras, which are built in
Vijayanagara style. About a furlong from this temple is the
Alwar Koneru, a drinking water lake. From the foot of the hills
one has to ascend the hill to reach what is called upper
Ahobilam. The hill path is about 9 km and is cut across virgin
hills and forests and is served by several cascades of
exquisite natural beauty.Accessible airports to Ahobilam are
Tirupati and Hyderabad, located at a distance of 232 km and
363 km respectively. Nandyal town on Guntur - Hubli railway
line is the convenient rail head at a distance of 74 km and
Cuddapah on Madras - Bombay line is at a distance of 118
km. Ahobilam is 34 km from Allagadda , state buses connect
Allagada with Hyderabad, Tirupati, Chittor, Cuddapah,
Kurnool, Nellore and Madras.