Ahobilam is a town in Nandyal District of Andhra Pradesh.  It is surrounded by beautiful hills of the Eastern Ghats.

It is the centre of worship of  Lord Narasimha , The lion headed avatar of Vishnu to whom the 9 temples are dedicated. The main village and a temple complex are at Lower Ahobilam. Upper Ahobilam, about 8 kilometres to the east, has more temples in a steep gorge

The main Narasimha Swamy temples at each site were built or expanded by the emperors of Vijayanagar during the 15th and 16th centuries, then sacked by the Mughals in 1578, then restored and expanded at various times, up to the present day. As they stand, they are a mixture of work from all these periods.