The Simhachalam Temple follows the ritual of Baliharanna or purification ceremony. Sudarshana or Chakraperumal is the bali bera of Narasimha, where he stands with 16 arms holding emblems of Vishnu with a circular background halo. Beside his utsava bera are the chaturbhuja thayar (mother goddess), Andal and Lakshminarayana in the bhogamandir. In Baliharana, Chakra Perumal, the bali bera is taken to a yagnasala where a yagna is performed offering cooked rice with ghee while due murti mantras are chanted, along with the Vishnu Sukta and Purusha Sukta. Then he is taken on a palanquin around the temple with the remaining food offered to the guardian spirits of the temple.