| Nrisingha Temple | |
| Native Name: | নৃসিংহ মন্দির |
| Native Name Lang: | Bangla |
| Deity: | Narasimha |
| Locale: | Nrisinghapally, Nabadwip-Krishnagar road |
| District: | Nadia district |
| State: | West Bengal |
| Country: | India |
| Creator: | Raja Khistish Chandra Roy (reconnoiter) |
| Year Completed: | 1896 (reconstructed) |
Nrisingha Temple, Nadia, is an old Narasimha temple situated at Thakurtala, Nrisinghapally, beside Nabadwip-Krishnagar road in Nadia district, in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1]
There is a myth that this temple existed right from the time of Satya Yuga. Lord Narasimha came here to wash the blood from his claws after killing Hiranyakasipu. A pond is situated beside the temple. According to mythology this pond was the part of the Mandakini River. Since then this place was known as Narasimha Kshetra or Nrisinghapally.[2] [3] Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and his associate Jeev Goswami often came to this temple.[4]
Krishnachandra Roy, King of Krishnanagar helped to establish the Shrine of Narasimha.[5] The temple was reconstructed in 1896 by Raja Khistish Chandra Roy of Krishnagar.[6]