Varaha Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, located in Pushkar Town near Ajmer in Rajasthan State, India. Presiding Deity is called as Varaha and Mother is called as Pundareegavalli. This is a rare temple dedicated to Lord Varaha, a Wild boar incarnation, considered as third avatar in the Dashavatara of Lord Vishnu. Pushkar is most famously known as the primary place of worship of Lord Brahma and is thus known as a Teertha Raj. Varaha Temple is one of the largest and ancient temples located in Pushkar town of Rajasthan. This is a fortified Vaishnavite temple in Pushkar and is considered to be the most ancient temple in the city. The Temple is considered as eighth among the eight Swayam Vyatka Kshetrams.
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.
Epic stated, 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.
Reachable in two minutes from the Varaha Ghat, it is a brick red structure, with an imposing entrance, standing on a raised plinth worth some thirty steps. Dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the presiding deities of the temple are Varaha incarnation and Mother Earth, known here as ‘Pundareegavalli’. Architecturally it’s a beautiful temple. The courtyard is spacious and the crumbling walls almost fortress like. The temple is marked by beautiful sculptures, life-size statues of ‘Dwarpalas’, solid pillars depicting Lord Vishnu’s vehicle Garuda etc. Only one ‘chhatri’ still retains the fading maroons, mustards and blues of Jai Singh’s time. The temple is run on rather informal lines; it does not seem to attract get as many visitors as the Lord Brahma Temple & Savitri Temple do and the interior is mostly the priest’s family home. Rice, cooked or raw, is the preferred offering to the white marble Varaha idol here.
