Virat Kohli offers prayers at Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple at Simhachalam

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Devasthanam officials presenting the Swami Vari Sesha Vastram and a representation    of the presiding deity to Team India prima  batter Virat Kohli during his sojourn  to the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple astatine  Simhachalam successful  Visakhapatnam connected  Sunday.

Devasthanam officials presenting the Swami Vari Sesha Vastram and a representation of the presiding deity to Team India prima batter Virat Kohli during his sojourn to the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple astatine Simhachalam successful Visakhapatnam connected Sunday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT

A time aft India clinching the One Day International (ODI) Cricket bid against South Africa successful Visakhapatnam, squad India prima batter Virat Kohli visited Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple astatine Simhachalam and offered prayers to the deity connected Sunday. He was accompanied by all-rounder Washington Sundar, fielding manager T. Dilip and unit from Andhra Cricket Association (ACA).

Deputy Executive Officer of Simhachalam Devasthanam S Radha, adjunct enforcement serviceman K Tirumaleswara Rao welcomed the erstwhile India skipper on with different members. Kohli embraced the ‘Kappa Sthamba’ (sacred pillar) and past took darshan of the presiding deity, wherever helium offered peculiar prayers. After the darshan, Vedic scholars blessed the visitors with ‘Veda Ashirvachanam’, accompanied by ‘Nadaswaram’ and ‘Vedic chants’. On behalf of the Simhachalam Devasthanam, Virat was honoured with ‘Swami Vari Sesha Vastram’, arsenic good arsenic the deity’s representation and prasadam.

A fig of devotees who saw Kohli connected the temple premises were taken by a surprise. Fans captured him connected their mobile phones. The videos of Kohli astatine Simhachalam person gone viral connected the societal media.

Published - December 07, 2025 03:41 p.m. IST

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