Narsinghnath

Nrusinghnath Temple
Nru-siṃha-nāth Temple Shrine
Name
Devanagari	नृसिंहनाथ
Oriya	ନୃ-ସିଂହ-ନାଥ
Geography
Coordinates	21°17′N 84°23′E / 21.28°N 84.39°E / 21.28; 84.39Coordinates: 21°17′N 84°23′E / 21.28°N 84.39°E / 21.28; 84.39
Country	India
State/province	Orissa
District	Bargarh
Locale	Western Orissa
Culture
Primary deity	Narasimha
History and governance
Date built	14th century
Creator	King Baijala Deba

Nru-siṃha-nāth (pronounced ନୃ-ସିଂହ-ନାଥ in Oriya, ନର-ସିଂହ-ନାଥ୍ in local Kosli Language, नृसिंहनाथ in Hindi) is small village, temple and tourist spot located in Bargarh District of Western Orissa. Nru-siṃha-nāth is god "Narasimha" , one avatar of the dashavatar of god Vishnu in the incarnation of "BiDāla Nrusimha" or "MarjāraKeshari" is the prime god of this 14th century temple, built by King Baijala Deba. It is a very famous place in Orissa people from different states comes to visit narsighnath. It is 5 km away from paikmal. The environment and the weather is very nice. we can see there temples, priest ,monkeys, shops, people from different places for picnic.

The word Narasimha means half-man and half-lion Nātha means owner or Lord. The half-woman-half-lion is called Sphinx in Egypt and Manticore in Persia. In Hindu culture, Nrusimha or Nara-Sinha is one of the 10 Avataras or Incarnations of god Vishnu.

Terms Used in this article: Jharan - Spring, Dangar - Hill, Māhāpru - God/ Lord (male), Devi - Deity (Female), Vidāla/ Mārjāra - Cat, Musā/ Mushika - Rat, GuDi/ Mandir - Temple, Khol - Cave, Maduā/ Mado - Cave/ Temporary Shelter made up of cut tree branches, leaves, or other natural and locally available material, MeLā - Large gathering of people to celebrate festival, Jhānkar - Priest of temple