Most of us are familiar with the Varaha Avatar of Lord Vishnu, where he incarnated as a boar to rescue Mother Earth from the clutches of the evil demon Hiranakshya. But that’s usually where our ...

Our scriptures lend themselves to numerous, nuanced interpretations. Over centuries, preceptors, saints, savants and philosophers have made a deep study of them all and offered discourses that help ...

Varaha Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Lord Vishnu’s third incarnation, will be celebrated on Friday, September 6, in 2024. Lord Vishnu took the form of Varaha, a boar, during Satya Yuga to rescue ...

The Lord takes the Varaha avatar to rescue the earth that is submerged in the depths of water. This happens when Swayambhuva Manu, who is assigned the task to rule over the earth and propagate the ...

Garba organisers in Nagpur have imposed strict restrictions during the ongoing Navratri celebrations, following directives from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to ensure only Hindus get to attend such ...

Hyderabad: A rare Varaha granite idol dating to the 11th century Chalukyan period was found in a ruined temple in Tandur in Vikarabad district. Varaha is an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu in the form ...

CHENNAI: Mamallapuram or Mahabalipuram, the port-town of the Pallavas is home to two Vishnu temples. One is the Sthalasayana Perumal temple, which is one of the 108 divya desams, praised in the hymns ...