Planning your visit
Visiting Simhachalam Temple
Andhra Pradesh · 11th-13th century CE, Eastern Ganga dynasty patronage, expanded by later Vijayanagara rulers · dedicated to Vishnu (as Varaha Narasimha, a composite boar-lion incarnation)
Getting there
Airport
- Visakhapatnam International Airport, Visakhapatnam — 4.4 km
- Visakhapatnam Airport (VTZ), Visakhapatnam — 12.1 km
Railway station
- Visakhapatnam Jn, Visakhapatnam — 2.5 km
- Vizag Railway Station, Visakhapatnam — 6.5 km
Bus stand
- Vepagunta Bus Stop, Visakhapatnam — 1.1 km
- Ganapuram Bus Stop, Visakhapatnam — 6.2 km
Distances are straight-line from the temple, not road distance.
When to go
Best months: Oct · Nov · Dec · Jan · Feb
Festivals: Chandanotsavam · Akshaya Tritiya
Where to stay
- Priya Gardens — 0.9 km
- Surya Lodge — 0.9 km
- Simhadri Kalyanamandam Lodge — 1.0 km
- Sri Pavana Seetharama Function Hall And Lodge — 1.1 km
- Treebo Grand Milan — 1.8 km
- Fairfield by Marriott — 2.1 km
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On the day
- Opening times
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- Entry
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- Dress code
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- Photography
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- Accessibility
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