Varaha Jayanti

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Varaha Jayanti is a Hindu festival that commemorates Lord Vishnu’s boar incarnation, Varaha, and his rescue of the Earth goddess Bhudevi.

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Varaha Jayanti canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu festival ⓘ
Vaishnavite festival ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ
associatedConcept protection of Earth ⓘ
restoration of dharma ⓘ
victory of good over evil ⓘ
associatedDeity Bhudevi ⓘ
associatedFormOfVishnu boar incarnation of Vishnu ⓘ
third avatar of Vishnu ⓘ
associatedLocationType Varaha temples ⓘ
linked to: Varaha Temple

Vishnu temples ⓘ
temples dedicated to Bhudevi ⓘ
associatedMythologicalEvent Varaha’s battle with Hiranyaksha ⓘ
commemorates Varaha avatar of Vishnu ⓘ
lifting of Earth from cosmic ocean ⓘ
rescue of Bhudevi ⓘ
culturalSignificance emphasizes ecological and Earth-revering values ⓘ
devotionalPractice offerings of flowers and sweets to Vishnu ⓘ
singing of Vishnu bhajans ⓘ
special aarti to Varaha ⓘ
featuresRitual Bhudevi worship ⓘ
Varaha puja ⓘ
Vishnu puja ⓘ
charity ⓘ
fasting ⓘ
recitation of Varaha-related scriptures ⓘ
temple visits ⓘ
festivalType avatar-related festival ⓘ
mythological commemoration ⓘ
honorsDeity Lord Vishnu ⓘ
linked to: Vishnu

Varaha ⓘ
iconographyTheme Varaha lifting Earth on his tusks ⓘ
Varaha with Bhudevi ⓘ
linked to: Bhudevi
linkedDeityAspect Vishnu as preserver ⓘ
Vishnu as savior of worlds ⓘ
mythologicalSource Bhagavata Purana ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ
Varaha Purana ⓘ
Vishnu Purana ⓘ
observedBy Hindus ⓘ
Vaishnavas ⓘ
linked to: Vaishnavism
observedIn India ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
tradition Vaishnavism ⓘ
worshipFocus devotion to Vishnu as cosmic protector ⓘ
gratitude for preservation of Earth ⓘ

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Varaha → associatedFestival → Varaha Jayanti ⓘ