Varaha Temple is one of the most popular ancient temple in pushkar rajasthan.
Varah temple was originally built in the 12th century but suffered severe destruction at the hands of Aurangzeb. the temple publishable the lifesize image of Lord Varah with a head of boar and body of a man. Later, Sawai Jai Singh reconstructed the temple in the 18th century. The temple is worth seeing because of its beautiful carvings, sculpture and embellished image house in Pushkar Rajasthan.
This is a rare temple of Lord Varaha and important temple in the ancient age. The temple house the big idol of the lord Varah painted in white. The well crafted and colorful temple of Lord Vishnu depicts all his Avatars.
As per the Hindu mythology, The Demon Hiranyaksha has carried the Earth and went under the Cosmic Ocean. The Lord Vishnu has appeared as Wild Boar with two tusks to rescue the planet Earth from the demon Hiranyaksha and fought with him for thousands of years and brought back the Earth holding between the two tusks and restored it in the Universe in original position.
The Varaha Temple is just about 10 minutes walking distance from the most popular Lord Brahma Temple, it is a Must visit temple if you are in the Pushkar.
According to a legend, Lord Vishnu turned himself into a wild boar and came to earth, to kill the monstrous demon Hirnayaksh, who was going to destroy the whole universe. Varaha slew the demon and retrieved the Earth from the ocean, lifting it on his tusks and restored Bhudevi to her place in the universe. It is one of the most visited temples in Pushkar.
This is a fortified temple in Pushkar and is considered to be the most ancient temple in the city. The temple has 2 feet white idol of Lord Varaha in the sanctum sanctorum. Various sculptures, elegant carvings, life-size statues of door men and gold-styled pillars depicting Garuda, the mythical bird are situated within the temple.
