Nru-siṃha-nāth is a small village,3 km from Paikmal nearest town is Paikmal temple and tourist spot located in Bargarh District of Western Odisha.
Significance
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.
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References
http://www.orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/june2006/engpdf/150-157.pdf Advances in Limnology By Mishra - page no 223-224 Introducing Orissa By Balaram Mohanty - page no 102 History of library development By B. D. Panda - page no.59 Conservation and Utilization of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants By S Sahoo - page no. 22 Yogadas : Nrusimha Charita (Edited by N.Pruseth),Padampur: Dora Art Press The environmentalism of the poor: a study of ecological conflicts and valuation By Juan Martinez-Alier -page no. 261 Tourism directory, Orissa by Orissa (India). Dept. of Tourism & Cultural Affairs - page no. 69 Land and people of Indian states and union territories: in 36 volumes. Odisha By S. C. Bhatt, Gopal K. Bhargava - page no. 418, 419 Orissa Govt. e-magazine - Orissa Review - July 2003 - page no. 103, 104, 105 Encyclopaedia of tourism resources in India, Volume 2 By Manohar Sajnani Page no. 280 India, a reference annual - by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Publications Division. India. page no. 739
External links
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Navaratna Journal, Jan-Feb 2008 Page 7 - Study on Cultural Heritage of Bargarh District Tourism Website of Bargarh Gandhamardan Hill Trek