Mangapet

Mangapet lies beside the Godavari in the forested eastern part of Telangana. Near the river at Mallur stands the temple of Hemachala Lakshmi Narasimha, dedicated to the lion-man form of Vishnu and his consort. The shrine’s setting among hills and forest gives it a distinctive place in the sacred landscape of the Godavari valley. The great river connects this wooded country with the plains farther downstream.