Narashimha
Narashimha. Deity, incarnation of Vishnu to kill demon Hiranya Kashyipu.Siripur stone inscription of Vatsadevi, mother of Somavamsi king Balarjuna describes the deity Narashimha as the iconographical aspect of Lord Jagannath. The images of the deity are found in Simhachalam in Andhra Pradesh, in Simhanatha temple of Mahanadi island near Narasighapur in Cuttack district.Narashinhapur village near Jajpur has Jaina relics.
