{"id":2697,"date":"2016-04-14T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T04:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/?p=2697"},"modified":"2016-04-14T10:00:52","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T04:30:52","slug":"varaha-temple-khajuraho-madhya-pradesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/2016\/04\/varaha-temple-khajuraho-madhya-pradesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Varaha Temple Khajuraho Madhya Pradesh"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Varaha Temple<\/strong>\u00a0dedicated to the third incarnation of lord Vishnu<\/strong> built by the Chandela King Yashaovarman<\/strong> in around 900 to 950 AD<\/strong> Built on a lofty plinth a simple modest pavilion , pyramidal roof of receding tiers resting over fourteen pillars made of sand stone , located just opposite to the Lakshmana templ<\/strong>e of Love \u00a0<\/strong>.
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Varaha tempel Khajuraho<\/p><\/div>
\nVaraha<\/strong> is\u00a0the third Avatar ( Incarnation) of the Lord Vishnu,<\/strong>\u00a0appeared \u00a0to defeat Hiranyaksha<\/strong> , a demon who had taken the Earth ( Prithvi )<\/strong> and carried it to the bottom of \u00a0the cosmic ocean . The battle between Varaha and Hiranyaksha<\/strong> is believed to have lasted for a thousand years, which the Lord Vishnu \u00a0finally won. Varaha carried the Earth out of the cosmic ocean<\/strong> between his tusks and restored it to its place in the universe<\/strong>.\u00a0Varaha incarnation of Lord Vishnu married<\/strong> Prithvi ( Bhudevi )<\/strong> in this avatar.
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Varaha with Goddess Saraswati between mouth and nose with Veena , disfigured Bhudevi between the fore legs<\/p><\/div>
\nThe Varaha<\/strong> sculpture is colossal<\/strong> and monolithic<\/strong> and made of sandstone , the entire body 2.6 mtrs long and 1.7 mtrs. tall is covered with small images of Gods and Goddesses \u00a0in all there are \u00a0674 deities in 12 neatly carved rows symbolism to \u00a0the collective \u00a0power of these individuals \u00a0to the Lords Incarnation as Varaha to save the Bhudevi ( Prithvi ) the earth .<\/strong>
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Varaha incarnation of Lord Vishnu with 674 carved images of God and Goddesses on its body<\/p><\/div>
\nGoddess\u00a0Sarasvati<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0playing Veena is\u00a0carved between nose and mouth, Shesh Nag \u00a0(the Serpent )<\/strong> is lying at the bottom between the legs, facing the Varaha a disfigured image of Bhudevi (The \u00a0Earth)<\/strong> can be seen sitting \u00a0below Seshnaga<\/strong>, the serpent is depicted in a devotional posture.
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