Origin of Doddadalavatta Lakshmi Narasimha Temple Dala Maharishi, a great devotee of Lord Vishnu performed tapasya here under a banyan tree and invoked the blessings of Lord Narayana. Pleased by his austerities, Lord Narayana gave him darshan in form of Narasimha and blessed the sage with a boon. Dala Maharishi requested the Lord to be present in this kshetra and bless devotees in the future. The Lord then manifested Himself in the form of Lakshmi Narasimha, a shaligrama shila. Later in the year 1982, another Deity of Lord Lakshmi Narasimha was established next to the Swayambhu Shaligrama Shila who also continues to give darshan to devotees.