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Varaha (Sanskrit: वराह,
Varāha, "boar") is the
avatar of the
Hindu god Vishnu, in the form of a boar.
Varaha is
generally listed as
third in the Dashavatara...
- Varāhamihira (c. 20/21
March 505 – c. 587), also
called Varāha or Mihira, was an
ancient Indian astrologer-astronomer who
lived in or
around Ujjain in...
- Sri
Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple, Simhachalam, is a
Hindu temple situated on the
Simhachalam Hill Range,which is 300
metres above the sea
level in the...
- Matsya; Kurma;
Varaha; Narasimha; Vamana; Parashurama; Rama; Balarama; Buddha; and
Kalki The Agni, Padma, Garuda, Linga, Narada,
Skanda and
Varaha Puranas mention...
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consort of Vishnu,
along with
Sridevi and Niladevi. As per
Hindu mythology,
Varaha, the
third avatar of Vishnu,
saved her from the
asura Hiranyaksha and later...
- The Bhu
Varaha Swamy temple is a
Hindu temple,
located at Srimushnam, in the
South Indian state of
Tamil Nadu.
Constructed in the
South Indian style of...
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Varaha Shikhar, also
known as
Annapurna Fang, is a
mountain in Nepal.
Varaha Shikhar is a 7,647-metre (25,089-foot)
summit in the
Annapurna Himal of the...
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Varahagiri Venkata Giri (pronunciation; 10
August 1894 – 24 June 1980),
better known as V. V. Giri was an
Indian statesman and
activist who
served as the...
- The
Varaha River (or Varahanadhi) is a
small river that
flows through the town of
Periyakulam in
Theni district of the
state of
Tamil Nadu in India. It...
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legend becomes one of the
basis of many
cosmogonic myth
called the
Varaha legend, with
Varaha as an
avatar of Vishnu. The
Three Strides of
Vishnu Several hymns...
