It is also said to be that the mulavarlu is Swayabhu. It is also said to be that the Mulavarlu in this temple was in wood like Puri Jagannadh in Orissa state and was housed on the branch of Chandra Tree. The jungle was cleared by the poligar and the temple built on the site. The tradition is that the present town was formerly a jungle under the poligar of Patnam and that the town is coeva, with the temple which was named after the tree under which the idol was found in an ant hill. It is said that the sage Vedavyasa without being known to asuras imparted lessons to his disciples and so the place is called Kedaranyam. The place of kadri and its surroundings are connected with several pouranic legends. Another version is that the town has been named after the Khadri tree (Acacia catchedu) under which the idol of the local temple of Narasiha Swamy is found. Some derivative meaning are atrtributed to the word Khadri denoting the place with a hill representing the feet of Vishnu. The local hill called stotradri is the place where the devas worshipped the Lord after He destroyed the demon Hinranyakasipu in the Durgam in Godduvelagala vge which is situated nearby to this town Kadiri. The Temple of Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy is one among the many renowned shrines in the Rayala Seema are ranking the importance with the great shrine of Sri Venkateswara Swamy, at Tirupati. Sri Lakshmi Narasimha swamy has existed since Sathya yuga i.e thousands of years ago. This place is sacred and one of the oldest temple in world.
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