DHARMAPURI is one of the oldest villages in Andhra Pradesh situated in Karimnagar District of the Telengana region. This is located (in the western bank (Right Bank) of the sacred river Godavari that flows here southwards forming a natural border between Karimnagar and Adilabad districts. Dharmapuri is situated in the Jagtial Taluk of Karimnagar District and is about 30 miles from Jagtial town.
Near Karimnagar, there is a temple called the Dharmapuri temple. It has the idol of the Yoga Narsimha, which is one of the avatars of the Vishnu and the Ramlingeshwara. They are associated to the legend from the Ramayana.
Gauthama Mahamuni and King Dharma Varma are mentioned in the mythological background of the Dharmapuri Temple.
Dharmapuri attained religious importance owing to the existence of the shrine dedicated to Narasimha Swamy, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
Dharmapuri Kshetra Mahatyam on palm leaves with 3500 Sanskrit slokas telling the puranic story and greatness of this Lord. It is dated in the saka year 850, which corresponds to A.D. 928.
The name of this village is mentioned in the inscriptions and literary works. The Kurkiyala inscription of Jinavallagha dated to A.D.945 mentions this village as Dharmavura or Dharamapuramu; gifted by King Arikesari II to his court-poet Pampa as an agrahara for his enormous work Vikramarjuna Vijaya.
Sri Laxmi Narasimha Swami Temple
Lord Narasimha in the temple appears in the Yogic form, in Padmasana (seated form) with His palms bending on His knees. One of the unique features of this temple is that there is an idol of Lord Brahma, about 6 feet tall, with four faces.
As you go around the temple, you will find nearly eight idols of Lord Hanuman, a big idol of Lord Yama (God of death) at the gate, idols of Lord Krishna and Balarama (elder brother of Sri Krishna). The river Godavari that flows by the side also has many prominent spots having a historic significance. There is a small stream called Bhadra, which joins the river Godavari near the temple. It is said that a lady who was an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu wanted to marry Him. Finally, when she could not, she turned into a small stream and merged into the river Godavari in order to be with the Lord all the time
Sri Rama Lingeswara Swami Temple
Ramalingeswara Temple literally means Shiva Linga which was installed and worshipped by Lord Rama. This temple is very close to the Narasimha Swami temple. Unlike the other Shiva lingas made of stone, this is made of sand stone and is very coarse in nature
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