Avatar-3-Varaha

=Varaha =

=__Myth__ =

**A demon named Hiranyaksha was jealous of everyone worshiping the god ,Lord Vishnu, instead of him, so he dragged the earth down to the bottom of the sea. Vishnu woke up and saw that the earth was missing. Vishnu turned into a boar to rescue the earth. They fought for a 1,000 years, and finally Vishn slewthe demon, and rose the earth back up on his tuskswhere it belonged.**

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**__Symbols__**

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**One of Varaha’s symbols is the chakram. The chakram is a throwing weapon from India. It has the shape of a circle with a sharp outer edge. Another symbol is the mace. The mace is a weapon with a heavy head on a solid shaft used to bludgeon his opponents. There are many more symbols, but these are one of the 2 important ones.**



=__Description__ =

**Varaha is appeared with the head of a boar and the body of a man. Usually in his hands are the lotus flower, the chakram, a conch shell, and the mace. He usually appears with blue skin. In the picture below he isn't appeared with blue skin.** = = = =

= = =__Varaha's Wives__ =

**Varaha's wife is Bhumi. She is the goddess of earth according to Hindu mythology. The divine Saint Andal is another form of her. The demon Narakasura is her son. She is the mother of Sita. She is usually shown sitting on a square platform which rests on the back of four elephants representing the four corners of the world. She has four arms holding pomegranate, water vessel, bowl containing healing water and the other bowl holds vegetables. She also could be shown with two arms Holding a blue lotus flower known as komudor uttpal the night lotus in her right hand.**

**Varahi is another one of Varaha's wives.** **Varahi is one of the [|Matrikas]. With the head of a [|sow], Varahi is the [|shakti] (feminine energy, or sometimes, consort) of [|Varaha], the boar [|Avatar] of the god [|Vishnu]. In Nepal, she is called Barahi. She is usually worshiped at night. She is worshiped by all three major schools of Hinduism:[| Shaktism] (goddess worship); [|Shaivism] (followers of [|Shiva]); and [|Vaishnavism] (devotion to Lord Vishnu). ****To find out more information on Varahi click here.**



= = =__**Varaha's Temple**__ =

**Varaha's temple was built in the 12th century. The emperor Mughal said to destroy the temple. He also said to destroy the statue of Varaha in the temple. Then they had built another temple. This temple was built in the 19th century. The temple was a 5-faced temple. It was made entirely of white marble.**



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=__**Sources**__ =


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 * <span style="color: #f637e9; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">"Varaha." //Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online//. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. 22 March 2012. web. 8 March 2012. **
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 * <span style="color: #f71ce7; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">"Varaha." //I love India, Indian Religion.// September 2011. web. 16 March 2012. **
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