PennahobilSam

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

PennahobilSam

Village in the Gooty taluk of Anantapur District, Madras, situated in 14 52' N. and 77 19' E. Population (1901), only three persons. It stands on the bank of the Penner river just where this turns eastwards for the first time. The channel at this point is narrow and rocky. The village is a sacred place of pilgrimage, as it contains a famous temple to Narasimha, the man-lion incarnation of Vishnu. This building is not architecturally remarkable, much of it being made only of plaster ; but it is most picturesquely situated on rising ground among fine trees, under which stand a crowd of buildings for the accommodation of pilgrims.