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  • Hayagreeva ‘City Of Gods’ In Puerta de Hayu Peru

    I have written about the Peruvian connection to Sanatana Dharma.

    The Nazca lines resemble Shiva’s Trident and Sugreeva refers to it when he directed his Vanara Sena to search for Sita in Peru.

    Now to Vishnu connection.

    Puerta de Hayu Marca doorway, Gate of the Gods found in Peru.image.jpg
    Puerta de Hayu Marca doorway, Gate of the Gods found in Peru

    ‘Huge mysterious door-like structure in the Hayu Marca mountain region of Southern Peru near Lake Titicaca,an hour drive from the city of Puno, has long been revered by local native indians as the “City of the Gods.”
    Puerta de Hayu Marka Doorway (Gate of the Gods) is regarded as the Doorway of the Heavens (Amaru Meru or Aramu Muru).

    Hayagreeva returns Vedas to Brahma.Image.jpg
    Hayagreeva returns Vedas to Brahma.

    ‘the door or the “Puerta de Hayu Marca” (Gate of the Gods) has been, at some time in the distant past, carved out of a natural rock face and in all, measures exactly 23′ in height and width, with a smaller alcove in the center at the base which measures in at just under 6’ in height.

    The native Indians of the region had a legend that spoke of “a gateway to the lands of the Gods”, and in that legend, it was said that in times long past great heroes had gone to join their gods, and passed through the gate for a glorious new life of immortality, and on rare occasions those men returned for a short time with their gods to “inspect all the lands in the kingdom” through the gate.

    Another legend tells of the time when the Spanish Conquistadors arrived in Peru and looted gold and precious stones from the Inca tribes. According to one legend presented in the book, Secret of the Andes by Brother Philip, (as channeled by author/contactee, George Hunt Williamson, “Road in the Sky” — Markawasi), one Incan priest of the Temple of the Seven Rays named Amaru Meru (Lord Meru, Aramu Muru) fled from his temple with a sacred golden disk known as “the key of the gods of the seven rays”, and hid in the mountains of Hayu Marca. He eventually came upon the doorway which was being watched by shamen priests. He showed them the key of the gods and a ritual was performed with the conclusion of a magical occurrence initiated by the golden disk which opened the portal, and according to the legend blue light did emanate from a tunnel inside. The priest Amaru Meru handed the golden disk to the shamen and then passed through the portal “never to be seen again”. Archeologists have observed a small hand sized circular depression on the right hand side of the small entranceway, and have theorized that this is where a small disk could be placed and held by the rock.

    According to some individuals who have lain their hands on the small door, a feeling of energy flowing has been commented on as well as strange experiences such as visions of stars, columns of fire, and the sounds of unusual rhythmic music. Others have said that they have perceived tunnels on the interior of the structure, although nobody as yet has found a gap that would illustrate the door opening. On the contrary the professional opinion is that there is no actual door, for the frame and the entrance-way and the back of the alcove are all carved from the same rock.

    Hinduism reference.

    In sanskrit, Haya is Horse and Vishnu Purana mentions about an form of Vishnu, which was horse-headed.
    According to puranas, Hayagreeva (Haya = Horse, Greeva = Neck) was a demon who was son of Kaśyapa Prajāpati.
    He gets a boon from the Goddess Durga that he can only be killed by another “Hayagreeva“.

    Devas (Amaras) approached Lord Vishnu to kill this demon but despite a long struggle he was also unable to kill Hayagreeva.

    Tired and drained after the battle, Vishnu proceeded to Vaikuntha to rejuvenate and meditate in padamāsana with his head supported by the upper end of his taut bow. The Devas once again approached Vishnu for help against Hayagrīva but were unable to rouse him from his meditation. The Devas asked a swarm of termites to assist in waking Vishnu by gnawing away the string of the bow upon which he was resting. However, the snapping of the bow-string produced such a resonant sound that the universe trembled, and the broken string lashed out with such force that Vishnu’s head was severed from his body.
    Goddess Durga revealed to Devas of her boon to Hayagreeva and asked them to attach the head of a horse to Vishnu so that he in the guise of “Hayagreeva” could kill his foe.
    With head of a White Horse, Vishnu was able to kill the demon.

    Another legend has it that during the creation, the demons Madhu-Kaitabha stole the Vedas from Brahma, and Vishnu then took the Hayagreeva form to recover them.
    The two bodies of Madhu and Kaitabha disintegrated into twelve pieces (two heads, two torsos, four arms and four legs). These are considered to represent the twelve seismic plates of the Earth. Yet another legend has it that during the creation, Vishnu compiled the Vedas in the Hayagreeva form.

    Ramayana Reference.

    Ramayana’s Kishkinda Kanda mentions Vanara King Sugreeva talking about crossing Pacific Ocean and landing in South America’s Peru.

    tatra tat kopajam tejaH kR^itam hayamukham mahat || 4-40-48
    asya aahuH tan mahaavegam odanam sa caraacaram |

    Translation : There exists a fantastically refulgent Fire in the form of Horse’s Face that originated from the anger of Sage Aurasa. The victuals to that Fire is said to be that highly speedy waves of the ocean, together with all of the mobile and sessile beings of the world at the close of each Era.

    Aurasa derives from the word uuru, meaning ‘thigh.‘ His mother hid him under her thigh when some kings came to kill, and that is how he got this name. Later, with vengeance this sage started to burn the world with his yogic fire, but his manes came to him to pacify and asked him to release his yogic fire in oceanic water.
    When he did so, that fire remained underwater, ready to emerge from a cavity like that of a she-horse’s mouth, from beneath the ocean from the South Pole. This fire is called vaDaba agni, orbaDaba anala , referred here as Horse’s Face. At the time of yuga anta, End of Era, that fire emerges out, and the whole creation, with all its sessile and mobile beings, becomes its fuel. This episode is detailed in aadi parva , First Canto, Maha Bharata.

    tatra vikroshataam naado bhuutaanaam saagara okasaam |
    shruuyate ca asamarthaanaam dR^iSTvaa tat vaDavaa mukham || 4-40-49

    Transaltion : There the high squealing sounds of oceanic beings dwelling undersea are audible, and although they are capable ones, they are incapacitated on feeling Fire from the Horse Mouth as such they yell.

    So, Technically, Vishnu must have subsided this demon like fire emitting in Horse shape around ‘Ring of Fire‘ and saved creation or helped Brahma in recreation and also restored Vedas from getting destroyed.

    Peruvian prophecy states that all the Americas were once united by a common spiritual tradition and leader, and that they will be again. They were anciently united as Amaru-ca or Ameru-ca, Ameri-ca, meaning the “Land of the Serpent” (Ananta Sesha forms the Ring of Fire around North & South American continents), during a time when the serpent was the universal symbol of mystical wisdom and spiritual power.
    One legend states that North and South America were named after a culture bearer known historically as Aramu Muru or A maru (serpent/wisdom) the “Serpent (wisdom master) Meru,” with connections to the mythical Mount Meru, abode of the Demi-Gods.

    Infact, Ameru is A-Meru (anti-meru or opposite of meru mountain).

    Please read my Post on Meru.

     

    Citation.

    http://booksfact.com/mysteries/puerta-de-hayu-marca-doorway-hayagreeva-vishnu-purana.html

     

  • Varaha Avatar Validated By Continental Shift Triassic Animals

    I have posted articles, based on Hindu Puranas, Ithihasas and the references found in the Vedas, the Scriptures of the Hindus,that the world was practicing Sanatana Dharma.

    This is supported by archeological’ literary and cultural evidence found in India and the other parts of the world.

    Now this theory is validated by Geology and movement of Tectonic plates.

    Of the ten Avatars of Vishnu, four are recorded to have been in the Satya Yuga.

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    1. Matsya, the fish, from the Satya Yuga. Vishnu takes the form of a fish to save Manu from apocalypse, after which he takes his boat to the new world along with one of every species of plant and animal, gathered in a massive cyclone.
    2. Kurma, the tortoise, from the Satya Yuga. When the devas and asuras were churning the Ocean of milk in order to getamrita, the nectar of immortality, the mount Mandara they were using as the churning staff started to sink and Vishnu took the form of a tortoise to bear the weight of the mountain.
    3. Varaha, the boar, from the Satya Yuga. He appeared to defeat Hiranyaksha, a demon who had taken the Earth, orPrithvi, and carried it to the bottom of what is described as the cosmic ocean in the story. The battle between Varaha and Hiranyaksha is believed to have lasted for a thousand years, which the former finally won. Varaha carried the Earth out of the ocean between his tusks and restored it to its place in the universe.
    4. Narasimha, the half-man/half-lion, from the Satya Yuga. The rakshasa (An evil person) Hiranyakashipu, the elder brother of Hiranyaksha, was granted a powerful boon from Brahma, not allowing him to be killed by man or animal, inside or out, day or night, on earth or the stars, with a weapon either living or inanimate. Vishnu descended as an anthropomorphic incarnation, with the body of a man and head and claws of a lion. He then disembowels the rakshasaat the courtyard threshold of his house, at dusk, with his claws, while he lay on his thighs.

    We are now in Kali Yuga.

    The Yuga calculation is as under.

    ” The duration of the Satya-yuga is therefore 4,800 x 360, or 1,728,000 years. The duration of the Tretā-yuga is 3,600 x 360, or 1,296,000 years. The duration of the Dvāpara-yuga is 2,400 x 360, or 864,000 years. And the last, the Kali-yuga, is 1,200 x 360, or 432,000 years in total.” (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.11.19) . These 4 yugas follow a timeline ratio of (4:3:2:1).”

    Now to Continetal Shift and Movement of Tectonic Plates.

    Three anicient periods are reelvant here.

    The Triassic Period 248 – 206 million years ago.

    The Jurassic Period 206-144 million years ago.

    The Cretaceous Period 144-65 million years ago.

    These three form Mesozoic Era.

     

    Leaving aside our Kali Yuga, which is 5116 Years old, we have to go back  2160000 years to reach Satya Yuga, that is 2.2 Millon Years.

     

    On checking up the Animal Kingdom I have found  Lystrosaurus, one of the earlier mammals resemble the Varaha.

    Here is The Lystrosaurus Image.

    Lystrosaurus Herd on Rock .jpg
    Lystrosaurus .Click to enlarge

     

    Varaha in Erect posture.

    Varaha Image.jpg
    Varaha.

    I have used Free Images, for detailed and better Images Google Images.

    And you can click on the Animals in the period mentioned by visiting the first Link provided at the end of this post.( animals can be found in the first column of  the page in the site)

    Many animals of that Era are similar to the descriptions found in the Puranas.

    The Puranas and Ithihasa were not fantasizing about the animals or the Avatars.

    I am restricting myself only to the animals found in that period.

    On land mass and the movement of Tectonic Plates , I will be psoting shortly.

    I will be posting an article as to why Sanatna Dharma relics are found throughout the world, with geological proof.

    And is there any connection between the Grand Canyon Natural Vishnu temple, Patala Loka( which I have shown as the Americas of Today in my earlier post)?

    Citation.

     

    http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/mesozoic/Triassic.html

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuga

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashavatara

    http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/604667/Triassic-Period/225838/Terrestrial-reptiles-and-the-first-mammals

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  • Kalki Avatar In Buddhism Vaishaka Dwadasi

    Buddhism may lead one to believe that it is anti Sanatana Dharma because of its refusal to accept the Sruthi, Vedas as a tool of knowledge,Pramana.

     

    Stone plaque of Kalki from the 18th century.
    Stone plaque of Kalki from the 18th century. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

    Stone plaque of Kalki from the 18th century Devanagari कल्कि Sanskrit Transliteration कल्कि Affiliation Avatar of Vishnu Planet Earth Weapon Sword or Astra (Weapon of Parabrahman to destroy evil creatures) Mount Horse.Image Source.Wikipedia.Kalki Avatar

     

    It also advocates Nihilism or Sunya Vada which states that there is no Reality.

     

    It shuns Rituals as advocated by The Vedas.

     

    It disapproves Idol worship.

     

    Incidentally Vedas do not advocate Idol worship either.

     

    But Buddhist traditions closely follow the Hindu Puranas.

     

    Hindu traditions, Puranas describe the Ten Avatars of Vishnu and one among them is the Kalki Avatar, which is yet to manifest in the present Kali Yug.

     

    It is equally interesting that the Bhavishya, Garuda and Vishnu Puranas count Buddha as an Avatar of Vishnu.

     

    Kalki Avatar is also cited in the Kalachakra tradition of Buddhism with modifications.

     

    “In Buddhist Kalachakra tradition, 25 rulers of the Shambhala Kingdom held the title of Kalki, Kulika or Kalki-king.

     

    During Vaishakha, the first fortnight in Shukla Paksha is dedicated to fifteen deities, with each day for a different god.

     

    In this tradition, the twelfth day is Vaishakha Dwadashi and is dedicated to Madhava, another name for Kalki.”

     

    ..”The word Kālachakra is usually used to refer to a very complex teaching and practice in Tibetan Buddhism.

     

    Although the teaching is very advanced, esoteric, and difficult to comprehend, there is a tradition of offering it to large public audiences.

     

     

    Kālachakra refers both to a Tantric deity (Tib. yidam) of Vajrayana Buddhism and to the philosophies and meditation practices contained within the Kālachakra Tantra and its many commentaries.

     

    The Kālachakra Tantra is more properly called the Kālachakra Laghutantra, and is said to be an abridged form of an original text, the Kālachakra

     

    Mūlatantra which is no longer extant.

     

    Some Buddhist masters assert that Kālachakra is the most advanced form of Vajrayana practice; it certainly is one of the most complex systems within tantric Buddhism.

    The Kālachakra tradition revolves around the concept of time (kāla) and cycles (chakra): from the cycles of the planets, to the cycles of human

     

    breathing, it teaches the practice of working with the most subtle energies within one’s body on the path to enlightenment.

     

    The Kālachakra deity represents a Buddha and thus omniscience. Since Kālachakra is time and everything is under the influence of time, Kālachakra knows all.

     

    Whereas Kālachakri or Kālichakra, his spiritual consort and complement, is aware of everything that is timeless, untimebound or out of the realm of

     

    time.

     

    In Yab-yum, they are temporality and atemporality conjoined. Similarly, the wheel is without beginning or end.

     

    Literal translation:

    शम्भल ग्राम मुख्यस्य ब्राह्मणस्य महात्मनः।
    भवने विष्णुयशसः कल्किः प्रादुर्भविष्यति।।
    Srimad Bhagavata Maha Purana – 12:2:18

    शम्भल ग्राम मुख्यस्य ब्राह्मणस्य महात्मनः।
    शम्भु Shambhu (Shiv Shambhu Bhola) + ल or ले (of) + ग्राम Grama (Community/Village) + मुख्यस्य Mukhyasya (Principally) + ब्राह्मणस्य Brahmanasya (of the Brahmins) + महात्मनः Maha Atman (Great Souls) Shiva Durga worshipping community principally of great souls Brahmins.

    भवने विष्णुयशसः कल्किः प्रादुर्भविष्यति।।
    भवने Bhavanê (At the home of) + विष्णु Vishnu + यशसः Yáśas (Worthy) + कल्क Kalk ( Mud or Sediment) + इ i (to arise from, come from) + प्रादुर् Prādúr (Arise/Born) भविष्यति Bhavishyati (In the future)
    In the future at the home of Vishnu worthy, one from the mud/sediment will arise/be born.
    This points to a name equivalent to mud or sediment born.

    द्वादश्यां शुक्ल-पक्षस्य माधवे मासि माधवम्।
    जातं ददृशतुः पुत्रं पितरौ हृष्ट-मानसौ।। (1:2:15 Kalki Purna)

    द्वादश्यां – द्वा dvA (two) + दश्यां dashya (tens/10’s) meaning 12 शुक्ल-पक्षस्य – शुक्ल Shukla (bright) + पक्षस्य(pakshaya) parts (the first part of the moon cycle) + माधवे madhva is hindu month of Chaitra (First day of Chaitra is when Lord Brahma created the universe, Hindu new year starts) March/April + मासि masi (month of) + माधवम् Lord Krishna (as Kalki) arrived. जातं ददृशतुः पुत्रं पितरौ हृष्ट-मानसौ।।
    जातं jatam (born – brought into existence) + ददृशतुः dadastu (then) + पुत्रं putram (a son) + पितरौ pitarau (parents [were]) + हृष्ट hrshta (thrilling with rapture, rejoiced, pleased, glad, merry) + मानसौ manasau (mental feeling). or
    12th of the first part of the moon cycle in the month of Chaitra (March/April, Hindu new year) Lord Krishna (as Kalki) arrived then the father was mentally overwhelmed by the son being born This also points to the sun sign of Aries.

     

    In Chaitra month, the fifteen days in Shukla paksha (first fortnight / first half of the month) are dedicated to fifteen gods or deities. Each day of the Chaitra month is dedicated to a different god. The 12th day (Chaitra Dwadashi) is dedicated to Lord Sri Maha Vishnu.

    There is a description of his background in other sources of scripture. The Kalachakra tantra, first taught by Buddha to DharmarajaSuchandra of Shambhala, also describes his background:

    Lord Kalki will appear in the home of the most eminent brahmana of Shambhala village, the great souls Vishnuyasha and his wife, the pure of thought Sumati.

    —Srimad-Bhagavatam Bhag.12.2.18

    The Bhagavata Purana states

    At the end of Kali Yuga, when there exist no topics on the subject of God, even at the residences of so-called saints and respectable gentlemen, and when the power of government is transferred to the hands of ministers elected from the evil men, and when nothing is known of the techniques of sacrifice, even by word, at that time the Lord will appear as the supreme chastiser.

    —Bhagavata Purana, 2.7.38

    It goes on to foretell his arrival:

    The ascetic prince, Lord Kalki, the Lord of the Universe, will mount His swift white horse Devadatta and, sword in hand, travel over the earth exhibiting His eight mystic opulences and eight special qualities of Godhead.

     

    Displaying His unequaled effulgence and riding with great speed, He will kill by the millions those thieves who have dared dress as kings.

    —Bhagavata Purana, 12.2.19-20

    The Kalki Purana combines elements of earlier scriptures to describe Kalki. He will have the power to change the course of the stream of time and restore the path of the righteous.

     

    The evil demon Kali will spring from the back of Brahma and descend to earth and cause dharma to be forgotten and society to decay.

     

     

    When man stops offering yagna,Vishnu will then descend a final time to save the steadfast. He will be reborn as Kalki to a Brahmin family in the city of Shambhala.

     

    Followers of Tibetan Buddhism have preserved the Kalachakra Tantra in which “Kalkin” is a title of 25 rulers in the mystical realm of Shambhala. This tantra mirrors a number of prophecies of the Puranas.

     

    Kalki Avatar is also mentiones in Sikhism

    Citations.

     

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalki

     

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalachakra

     

     

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  • Balarama Is Shiva Transferred In The Womb Sankarshana

    Balarama, the Avatar of Vishnu and  Brother of Krishna was born not to Devaki,Mother of Krishna but to Vasudeva’s another wife Rohini.

     

    Devaki, mother of Krishna was imprisoned by her brother Kamsa who vowed to kill her offspring fearing his death at the hands of her eighth child.

     

     

    English:
    English: “Painting of Balarama. He is depicted crowned, two-armed and carrying a plough over his left shoulder. An impression of perspective is provided by a lightly sketched-in foreground. On laid European paper watermarked with a fleur de lys.” (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

    Bala Rama Devanagari बलराम Sanskrit Transliteration Balarāma Affiliation Avatari of Shesha or Vishnu Weapon Plough, mace Consort Revati.Image Credit.wiki

     

    Vishnu then impregnated the belly of the goddess Devaki with two strands of hair, one black, one white.

     

    To ensure their safety, their essence was transferred before birth to Rohini, who also desired a child.

     

    At birth, Krishna had a darker complexion, while Balarama was born fair.

     

    The other name of Balarama is also Sankarshana, meaning a spirit transferred between two wombs.

     

    ‘Devakya Jathare Garbham Shesakhyam
    Dham Mamakam,
    Tata Sanni Krushya Rohinya Udare
    Sanniveshaya’
    Bhagavat [10-3-(8-10)]
    Shesha which is the abode of Lord
    Krishna (Vishnu), took birth as a human in the
    form of foetus in the uterus of Devaki.

     

    Goddess Yogamaya had extracted the foetus of Balarama and placed it safely inside the uterus of Rohini,
    the second wife of Basudeva. So after birth, his name was Sankarsana.

     

    One day, Nanda Maharaja requested the presence of Gargamuni, his priest, to name the newborn Krishnaand Balarama.

     

    When the Gargamuni arrived, Nanda Maharaja, received him well and requested the naming ceremony.

     

    Gargamuni then reminded Nanda Maharaja that Kaṁsa was looking for the son of Devaki, and if he performed the ceremony in opulence, it would come to his attention.

     

    Nanda Maharaja therefore askedGargamuni to perform the ceremony in secret, and Gargamuni did so:

    Because Balarama, the son of Rohini, increases the transcendental bliss of others, His name is Rama, and because of His extraordinary strength, He is called Baladeva. He attracts the Yadus to follow His instructions, and therefore His name is Sankarshana.

    —Bhagavata Purana, 10.8.12

     

    In the Bhagavata Purana, it is described that after Balarama took part in the battle causing the destruction of the remainder of the Yadu dynasty, and

     

    witnessing the disappearance of Krishna, he sat down in a meditative state and departed from this world.

    Some scriptures describe a great white snake that left the mouth of Balarama, in reference to his identity as Ananta-Sesha.

     

    The place where he departed is situated near Somnath Temple in Gujarat.

     

    Balarama is Shiva.

     

    The Saura Puran states that –
    Matsyah kurmo varaha schah
    Narasingho atha vamanah
    Ramo Ramascha Krishnascha Buddhah Kalki
    Cha Te Dasha 11. 15/25 (Soura Purana)
    Matsya (fish), Kurma (Turtle), Baraha (Boar),
    Narasingha (man-lion), Vaman (Dwarf-man),
    Rama, Balaram, Krishna, Buddha and Kalki are
    ten incarnation of Vishnu. Here Balaram is
    regarded as Vishnu. Now he is regarded as Debata
    or God. So Balarama became (Bala+Deva)
    Baladeva. Krishna and Balarama are regarded
    as Hari and Hara. Here Balarama is regarded as
    Lord Siva. Siva is helping Vishnu in every
    incarnation like Rama-Laxman in Tretaya Yuga.
    In Dwapar Yuga as Krishna-Balarama and in Kali
    Yuga they are Jagannath and Balabhadra.
    Balarama like Laxamana is a yogi, traveller, silent
    worker, renunsation, truthful and Sanyasi as
    described in different Puranas.

     

    Citations.

     

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balarama

     

    http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2010/July/engpdf/87-90.pdf

     

     

     

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  • Varaha Kshetra Where Varaha Killed Hiranyaksha

    Of the Avatars of Lord Vishnu, Varaha,Vamana and Parasurma are the least talked about, as compared to Rama and Krishna.

     

    My assumption is that the Life story of Rama and Krishna are adventurous and are emphasized by Man, the Varaha and Vamana appeal more to fantasy,

     

    because of the unimaginable feats,(though the Avatars are not Fantasies)..

     

    In the case of Parasurama, world loves a Winner , even if it be God.

     

    As a footnote, I may add that the Avatars of Vishnu where He appears as a Brahmin are least popular and talked about!

     

    Take Vamana, Parasurama.

     

    Another Proof that Brahmins have not concocted the Purans.

     

    Narasimha killing Hiranyakasipu.image.jpg.
    Narasimha killing Hiranyakasipu.

     

    Lord Vishnu took the Avatar of Varaha, a wild Boar, to kill Hirayaksha, brother of Hiranyakasipu.

     

    Hiranyaksha rolled the Vedas and hid them under the Ocean.

     

    The Varaha dug deep, restored the Vedas and killed Hirayaksha.

     

    The place Varaha killed Hiranyakasipu is in Nepal, V(B0araha Kshetra.

     

    Varahakshetra

    Varah kshetra.Image.jpg.
    Baraha Kshetra, Nepal

    Varahakshetra, at the confluence of the Saptakoshi and Koka rivers, is 20 km from a town in eastern Nepal – Dharan. . Here, the Boar- Varaha,

    an incarnation of Lord Vishnu has been said to have killed the demon-Hiranyaksha.

    Varaha with Bhu Devi Mahabalipuram.Image.jpg.
    Varaha with Bhu Devi Mahabalipuram.

    In addition to the main shrine dedicated to Varah, there are many towards the temples with images from the Varaha in Varahakshetra.

    Every year on the to begin Magh (November), a religious fare  is celebrated.

    Varaha Avatar Temples of Lord Vishnu

    There are numerous temples dedicated to the Varaha Avatar of Lord Vishnu. Among them the popular ones are 

    • Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple or Simhachalam Temple in Andhra Pradesh
    • Ancient Varaha Temple in Hampi
    • The famous Tirumala Venkateswara Temple is also known as Aadhi Varaha Kshetra, and it is believed that Venkateswara Swamy should be worshiped after worshipping Lord Varaha Murthy in the temple.
    • Varaha Cave Temple in Mamallapuram, Tamilnadu
    • Sree Lakshmi Varaha Temple or Sreevaraham Temple in Thiruvananthapuram
    • Varah Shyam Temple in Bhinmal, Rajasthan.

     

    Source.

    http://www.harekrsna.com/sun/features/03-13/features2767.htm

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