The Maha Jwala Narasimha Temple is dedicated to Lord Narasimha one of the greatest incarnations of Lord Narayanaya. To read the full story of Lord Narasimha you can click on the About Narasimha tab. The name of the Temple translates roughly to Oh Pure Effulgent Lord Narasimha and signifies his Greatness, Beauty and Lustre.
Sri Swami Vishwananda explains a bit about Narasimha’s Ugra form:
We will talking a bit about Narshingadev. You see, the form of Narshinga / Narashima, is most of the time very terrifying. It's terrifying, because whatever negativity we have inside of us is also terrifying for the soul. It's a danger for the soul. So the form of Narshinga (Narashima ) is more terrifying than terrifying itself.
So when all this negativity which is inside of us says: “Look, I am great!” What does the Lord show us? He Says: “ Ok, you are great but I am the greater one!” So, He shows Himself in His more powerful form, and this Ugra-form- Ugra means the form of anger- that he expresses, is to kill the anger, pride, egoism inside of us, showing that He is above this. And if you hang on Him, He will remove, He will strip all this negativity out of somebody. But only if you surrender....
If you dont surrender- difficult. You see: If you want do something in life, then give yourself completely into it, but if you just touch this or touch that little by little, it will never work.
The Maha Jwala Narasimha Temple is located near South Gate Mall in Johannesburg South Africa and has been setup to help South Africa clean up its energy and move forward in a spiritual light. Lord Narasimha is worshipped and praised at the temple with love and devotion to keep the energy of the Temple high and flowing. For contact details and directions to the temple click on the contact tab.
The Temple is run and looked after by a community who come together in the spirit of uplifting not only the group but the entire South Africa. No matter what belief or religion we invite you to come and share magical moments with us as we open our hearts to the divine.
The Temple was inaugurated and officially opened on June 25th and 26th 2009 by Sri Swami Vishwananda and named Maha Jwala Narasimha Temple. The Lord Narasimha Murti is close to 7 feet in height and weighs nearly 1 ton.
The Maha Jwala Narasimha Temple forms part of a global network of Temples dedicated to Lord Narasimha. Our other Narasimha Temples are in Durban - South Africa, Rose Hill - Mauritius, Warsaw - Poland and London - United Kingdom.
We invite you to join us and share in our love and the energy of peace as we open our hearts in the service of the Lord.
