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	Varaha Mihira: how he got his name. Vedic astrology - Jyotish
		Varaha Mihira is in many ways even more important than Parasara Muni for the reason that while there are several ancient commentaries on the work of Varaha Mihira none exist for those of Parasara Muni.
		The importance of Varaha Mihira warrants a brief biographical sketch.
		Varaha Mihira was very terse in his own writings, but Horasara is meant to give more explanation of what Varaha Mihira was teaching.
	www.shyamasundaradasa.com /jyotish/resources/articles/varaha_mihira.html (1793 words)

	Varaha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Varaha is the third avatar of Vishnu, a boar sent to defeat Hiranyaksha, a demon who had taken the Earth (prthivi) and carried it to the bottom of what is described as the cosmic ocean in the story.
		Varaha is depicted in art as either purely animal or as being anthropomorphic, having a boar's head on a man's body.
		The Varaha purana is a purana in which the form of narration is a recitation by Varaha.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Varaha (233 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Khajuraho">thumbright200pxSculpture of Varaha from Khajuraho Varaha (Sanskrit: à¤µà¤¾à¤°à¤¾à¤¹) is the third avatar of Vishnu, in the form of a boar, who appeared in order to defeat Hiranyaksha, a demon who had taken the Earth (prthivi) and carried it to the bottom of what is described as the cosmic ocean in the story.
		Varaha is depicted in art as either purely animal or as being anthropomorphic, having a boar's head on a man's body.
		ThirukKalvanoor - Aadhi Varaha Perumal in Kamakshi Amman Temple, Kanchipuram.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Varaha (309 words)

	Varaha Upanishad in India
		Varaha Upanishad is one of the minor Upanishads, among the 108 Upanishads in Indian Philosophy, appended to the Krishna Yajur Veda.
		The fourth chapter is a dialogue between Nidagha and Lord Ribhu, where the latter enlightens the former regarding the characteristics of Jivanmukti and the four kinds of jivanmuktas; chapter five outlines the rules (to be observed) in the practice of Yoga.
		A significant reference in the Varaha Upanishad is that of the Pranava Mantra.
	www.india9.com /i9show/60682.htm (201 words)

	Varaha to Use Certicom IPSec Security in Dual-Mode Voice and Data Mobility - Technology - RedOrbit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Varaha overcomes this issue with software that provides a transparent "re- keying" function and is using Certicom's Security Builder IPSec technology to provide the secure VPN session for voice and data applications over existing IP infrastructure, Certicom Corp. (TSX: CIC) today announced.
		Varaha Systems, an emerging leader in mobile Convergence Industry, continues to operate in stealth mode with a revenue track record.
		Varaha Systems international headquarters is in Dallas, Texas with R&D facility in India and sales offices in Europe and Dallas.
	www.redorbit.com /news/technology/367473/varaha_to_use_certicom_ipsec_security_in_dualmode_voice_and/index.html?source=r_technology (757 words)

	Om Namo Sai Venketsaya
		As in each kalpa (aeon) He rescues, restores and resuscitates the Earth as Sveta Varaha, His age is called the Sveta Varaha Kalpa by the Munis (Sages).
		Varaha meantime selected a sacred spot which was sixty yojanas (600 miles) south of Gomati river and five yojanas (Fifty miles) west of Eastern Sea and adjoined the Ruma-nadi (Suvarnamukhari river) on its north bank, and which aslo formed the abode of Punya-Janas (Holy men).
		Garuda brought the Kridacala, an extensive natural hill with lofty peaks embeded with gold and precious stones and appearing in the form of Pancopanisat (five philosophical treaties) inhabited by all its inmates, and known as the Narayangiri (hill of Narayana, Visnu).
	www.saivenkateswara.org /varahapuranam1.htm (532 words)

	Rogina Lopez-Epics of India-Chapter 3-Varaha
		Varaha is the third avatar that Vishnu transforms into in order to preserve life upon earth and throughout the universe.
		Vishnu and his avatar of Varaha are considered an ultimate Super Being and represents resurrection for a new cycle of life and earth.
		Varaha was a land animal that could only lift the great earth from the ocean with its tusks.
	students.ou.edu /L/Rogina.M.Lopez-1/chapter3.html (780 words)

	Chapter PAPUA <i>to</i> PARDAO of P by The Hobson Jobson Dictionary
		The question arises whether the varaha of Abdurrazzak was the double pagoda, of which there are some examples in the S. Indian coinage, and his partab therefore the same as Varthema’s, i.e.
		The weight which he assigns to the varaha, “about one mithkal,” a weight which may be taken at 73 grs., does not well suit either one or the other.
		And the fact that both the Envoy’s varaha and the Italian traveller’s pardao contain 20 fanams is a strong argument for their identity.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/260/1283/20153/3.html (896 words)

	Indian Mythology - Hindu Mythology Articles, Facts @ Indian Divinity.com >> VARAHA AVATAR
		As is with most of the Vishnu incarnations, two hands hold the wheel and the conch-shell and the other two may hold a sword, a mace or a lotus, or they may be in the protection and boon giving modes.
		Vishnu turned himself into a boar (Varaha) and descended to the bottom of the ocean to rescue the earth, which had been abducted and hidden there by HIRYANYAKSA a demon.
		After a long struggle Vishnu (as the boar) slew the demon, rescued the earth and brought it to the surface and made it ready to support life by modeling the mountains and shaping the continents.
	www.webonautics.com /mythology/avataar_varaha.html (558 words)

	Vijayanagaracoins- Coinage
		Varaha, a gold coin with an approximate weight of 3.4 grams(52 grains) was made the basic monetary unit.
		Assuming that the value of Varaha is Rs 4/- a comparison of the prices prevailing at the time of King Krishnadevaraya at Vijayanagara city and the market prices that prevailed in 1979 can be arrived at as follows.
		The varaha was the Raja Lanchana of the Vijayanagara Empire.
	www.vijayanagaracoins.com /htm/coinage.htm (2167 words)

	Sweta Varaha Temple
		Varaha is the second incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
		Lord Varaha appeared as a giant boar to save the earth planet and to kill the demon Hiranyaksa, who was terrifying the universe.
		Varaha is often seen as a half-man, with the face of a boar engaged in picking up the earth (Bhu).
	www.vegetarian-restaurants.net /Vrindavana/Mathura/Varaha-Temple.htm (910 words)

	varaha temple
		The temple came to be known as Sree Varaha temple.
		The Sree varaha temple was situated one and a half km to the west of present Mallikarjuna temple at Vypeen near the St. Teresas Church.
		A devaprasnam was conducted and as revealed, Sree Varaha Swamy was treated as the presiding deity and annual flag festival commenced to be celebrated for Him also, since 1898 AD.
	www.gsbkerala.com /temple/cherai.htm (988 words)

	Varaha
		The latter had seized the earth and carried it to the depths of the ocean.
		Earthquakes are believed to be caused whenever Varuna shifts his burden from one tusk to the other.
		Article "Varaha" created on 02 December 1997; last modified on 05 May 2002 (Revision 2).
	www.pantheon.org /articles/v/varaha.html (132 words)

	A Beautiful Boar
		The boar is none other than Varaha Perumal of Tiruvidanthai, also called Nityakalyana Perumal because of his predilection for connubial bliss.
		Varaha is the third incarnation of Lord Vishnu, who defeated the demon Hiranyakshan.
		Lord Varaha’s foot is on Adisesha, while before the main shrine is a small "Sannidhi" to Garuda.
	www.chennaionline.com /columns/temples/varaha.asp (424 words)

	Lord Varaha Temple, Temples in Tamil Nadu, South India Temple, Temples in Tiruvadantai, Vishnu Temple Tour, Temples of ...
		Mythologically, the third incarnation of Vishnu was in the form of Varaha, the Boar.
		The Goddess is seated over the left thigh of Lord Vishnu in his Varaha aspect, His left hand encircling Her waist, while Her feet are held in His lower right hand palm.
		Being the capital city of the state, Chennai is well equipped with various kinds of accommodation options, varying from economic class to luxurious ones.
	www.indiantravelportal.com /tamil-nadu/temples/lord-varaha-temple-tiruvadantai.html (905 words)

	Feb.9, 2006- Divine Appearance Day Of Lord Varahadeva
		Thereafter, Lord Varaha killed Hiranyaksa just as a lion kills an elephant, and the cheeks and face of the Lord became red with the blood of the demon [1].
		Lord Varaha dodged the violent mace-blows of the angry demon Hiranyaksa, and thus a violent mace-fight began between the two.
		Lord Brahma prayed to the Supreme Lord to please kill Hiranyaksa in the loka-saàhara-karini-sandhya, in the auspicious period known as Abhijit (during the evening in conjunction with the Abhijit star-the time that would be the most favourable for the destruction of a demon).
	www.chakra.org /living/InspirFeb09_06.html (1528 words)

	Khajuraho Temples,Khajuraho Temples Tour,Erotic Khajuraho Temples,Temples at Khajuraho,Varaha Temple in Khajuraho
		The Lakshmana Temple, the Matangesvara Temple and the Varaha Temple form one complex and the Visvanatha and Nandi temples are not far from this complex.
		The colossal Varaha is s powerfully modelled sculpture of a boar decorated all over with neat rows of figures of gods and goddesses totalling 674 executed in relief.
		On the front of the muzzle between the two nostrils is depicted four-armed Saraswati seated in 'lalitasana' holding 'veena' in one pair of hands and lotus and book in the other.
	khajuraho.indiantravelportal.com /khajuraho-temples.html (940 words)

	Sri Mayapur Dham - Sri Koladvipa Dham
		This island is also called Koladvipa Parvata because it is where Krishna appeared in the form of Lord Varahadeva and revealed the glories of Gauranga mahaprabhu to his devotee Vasudeva.
		Shortly thereafter, the merciful Lord showed Himself to Vasudeva in the form of a boar; whose body was as tall as a mountain.
		Lord Varaha told the brahmana that by serving Navadvipa all tirthas are served, and by living in Navadvipa the fruit of living at all other tirthas is attained.
	www.mayapur.info /navadwip_dham/koludwip.html (179 words)

	VNN Vaishnava News Network - World
		Apparently Varaha Vana used to be an ashram or residence of sages long ago.
		For instance, we’re on a high western bank of the Swarna River (tears of Lord Varaha) as she turns to flow north (briefly) after descending from the high slopes in the east.
		The valley of Varaha Vana opens wide in the northeast, with panoramic views of the most sacred Varaha Tirtha in the northeast and the renowned Shringha-Giri (Sringeri) due north.
	www.vnn.org /world/9803/15-1695 (2157 words)

	Vishnu as the Boar (Varaha) Rescues the Earth
		The ten incarnations are — the fish (Matsya), The Tortoise (Kurmma), The Boar (Varaha), the Man-lion (Narsimha), the Dwarf (Vamana), (Parashu) Rama, (Dashrathi) Rama, (Bala) Rama, Buddha and Kalki.
		In the incarnation of Varaha that the present sculpture depicts, Lord Vishnu rescued earth which had disappeared under the primordial waters, and established it again above the water level.
		The Varaha (boar) incarnation of Lord Vishnu has been depicted in different mediums of art in various ways.
	www.exoticindiaart.com /product/ZY65 (390 words)

	indiayogi.com - Indian Gods and Goddesses - Varaha Avatar - The Boar Incarnation of Vishnu - ...
		Vishnu has many avatars but the Boar or Varaha Avatar has always been seen by foreign commentators to be one of his stranger manifestations.
		That explains the ease with which the Varaha incarnation became a standard motif on the temple panels of India, though it was never actually worshipped as the presiding deity in any temple to the best of my knowledge.
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	www.indiayogi.com /content/indgods/varaha.asp (1020 words)

	A Tender Display of Affection (Varaha with Bhudevi)
		This cosmogonic myth is undoubtedly of greater antiquity than the ones which underscore his role as the saviour of the earth.
		In most sculptural representations of Varaha, Vishnu assumes an anthropomorphic form except for the head, which is that of a boar.
		In a tender display of affection, Varaha gently supports her feet on his extended right hand.
	www.exoticindia.com /product/EG12 (442 words)

	The Hindu : Legend of the Varaha
		Andal's poesy is on the wing when she sings of Varaha fondly as ``that shameless boar with sweat pouring out from his dusty body''; and the Kolavarai Tuyilarangan Charitham, a Purana on the manifestation of the Supreme as a Boar in Singavaram near Ginjee is all admiration for the power, intelligence and compassion of Varaha.
		Appropriately so, for the Varaha Puraha Purana speaks of the origin of the Gandak river where the saligrama stones are found.
		Outside the sanctum sanctorum, in the Ardha mandapa, we have the utsava idols of Yajna Varaha, Sridevi and Bhudevi.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2000/01/21/stories/13210793.htm (905 words)

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		To further strengthen the Indo-US naval cooperation, neighbouring countries from the Indian Ocean region were included as observers this year in the Multi-National Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX-03) conducted off Chennai.
		Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Maldives and Madagascar partici-pated in the exercise.
		Within two hours after receipt of instruction from Maritime Operation Centre, Orion reached overhead CGS Varaha and ascertained the situation on board, which was communicated to Curts and Sukanya.
	www.mod.nic.in /samachar/dec1-03/html/ch12.htm (329 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Varaha
		First mentioned in the Veda as a minor deity, his theistic cults, known as Vaishnavism, or Vishnuism, grew steadily from the first millennium BC, absorbing numerous different traditions and minor deities.
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Varaha" at HighBeam.
		Varaha to Use Certicom IPSec Security in Dual-mode Voice and Data Mobility.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Varaha (206 words)

	The Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access
		Of the three primary Hindu deities who embody God, Vishnu is the preserver of the universe.
		According to a Hindu myth, the earth began to sink under the burden of evil and overpopulation, and Vishnu, assuming the form of a boar (varaha), dived into the ocean to rescue it.
		This stele from a Vaishnava (dedicated to Vishnu) temple represents the moment when Varaha, depicted as a human figure with a boar's head, has rescued the earth, personified here as a beautiful woman perched on his bent left elbow.
	www.artic.edu /artaccess/AA_India/pages/India_2.shtml (398 words)

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