Idol of Saint Narahari Tirtha has beendiscovered in Simhachalam Temple, Vishakhapatnam.

About Saint Narahari Tirtha

• Narahari Tirtha was a prominent Dvaita Vedanta philosopher, scholar, and saint of the 13^th century.
• Believed to be born in Chikakolu town (present Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh).
• He was a disciple of Madhvacharya, the proponent of Dvaita Vedanta philosophy.
• He introduced Yaksha Gana and Bayalu Aata (open theatre drama) as a part of Vaishnava Bhakti Movement.
• He was consecrated near the rock adjacent to Chakratirtha at Hampi on the banks of river Tungabhadra.