Misplaced Pages

Varahaswamy Temple, Tirumala
View of Swami Pushkarni and Sri Bhu Varahaswami Temple (right corner), Tirumala
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Tirupati district
Deity	Varaha (Vishnu) and Bhudevi
Festivals	Varaha Jayanti, Vaikuntha Ekadashi,
Governing body	Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
Location
Location	Tirupati
State	Andhra Pradesh
Country	India
Location in Andhra Pradesh
Geographic coordinates	13°41′05.6″N 79°20′51.9″E / 13.684889°N 79.347750°E / 13.684889; 79.347750
Architecture
Type	Dravidian architecture
Specifications
Temple(s)	1
Elevation	853 m (2,799 ft)
Website
www.tirumala.org

The Sri Varahaswamy Temple, also called Bhu Varahaswamy Temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Varaha, situated at hill town of Tirumala in Tirupati, located in Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh state, India. The temple is situated on the northern premises of Venkateshvara Temple, Tirumala, on the north-west corner of Swami Pushkarini. This temple is believed to be older than the Venkateshvara shrine.

Religious significance

As per local Hindu legend, after saving the earth from the asura Hiranyaksha, Vishnu's boar avatar Varaha stayed on this hill on the northern bank of Swami Pushkarini. Hence Tirumala Hills is also referred to as Adi Varaha Kshetra. In the beginning of the present Yuga Kali Yuga, Varaha donated land to another form of Vishnu - Venkateshvara on his request. As a gratitude, Venkateshvara offered the right of first bell, puja and naivedyam (food offering) to Varaha before they were offered to him. This is being followed as a tradition even today.

Devotees are prescribed to have darshana ("sight") of Varaha before Venkateshvara. It is believed that the pilgrimage to Tirumala will not be complete without having a darshana of Varaha.

History

The temple was renovated by Pedda Tirumalacharya in the year 1535 CE.

Administration

The temple is part of Tirumala Venkateshvara Temple and is being administered by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.

Architecture

The rock temple is situated in the Northern bank of Swami Pushkarini and is accessed from North Mada street of Venkateshvara Temple.

Ritual practices

Daily rituals are held as per the Vaikhanasa Agama. The Chakrasnanam event during annual brahmotsavams, Vaikuntha Ekadashi, and Rathasaptami, are held in the mukha mandapa of Varahaswamy Temple. Varaha Jayanti is also celebrated.

See also

• Hindu Temples in Tirupati
• List of temples under Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams

External links

• Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams

References

1. ^ "Tirumala Brahmotsavams conclude with 'Chakrasnanam'". The Times of India. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
2. ^ "'Varaha jayanti' today". The Hindu. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
3. Balaji-Venkateshwara, Lord of Tirumala-Tirupati: An Introduction. Vakils, Feffer, and Simons. 2003. ISBN 9788187111467.
4. ^ Flueckiger, Joyce Burkhalter (1 January 2015). Everyday Hinduism. p. 114. ISBN 97-8140-516-0216.
5. Rao, V. Kameswara (1986). Temples in and Around Tirupati. V. Jayalakshmamma. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
6. "Tirumala Brahmotsavams conclude with 'Chakrasnanam'". The Hindu. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

v t e Hindu temples in Andhra Pradesh
Anantapur	Bugga Ramalingeswara Temple Chintala Venkataramana Temple Veerabhadra Temple, Lepakshi
Chittoor	Kanipakam Vinayaka Temple Ardhagiri Temple Boiyakonda Gangamma Temple Konetirayala Temple, Keelapatla Pallikondeswara Temple, Surutapalli Venugopalaswamy Temple, Karvetinagaram
East Godavari	Annavaram Bhavanarayana Temple, Sarpavaram Biccavolu Draksharama Kodandarama Temple, Gollala Mamidada Kotipalli Kumararama Kukkuteswara Temple Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Antarvedi Mandavya Narayana Temple Mukteswaram Pithapuram Sripada Srivallabha Temple Suryanarayana Temple, Gollala Mamidada Talupulamma Lova Tholi Tirupati
Guntur	Amaralingeswara Temple Bhavanarayana Swami Temple Chebrolu Kotappakonda Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Mangalagiri Venkateswara Temple, Tenali
Kadapa	Gandi Anjaneya Temple Kodandarama Temple, Vontimitta Narapura Venkateswara Temple, Jammalamadugu Pushpagiri Temple Complex
Krishna	Andhra Maha Vishnu Jaladheeswara Temple Kanaka Durga Temple Paritala Anjaneya Temple Peddintlamma Temple, Kolletikota
Kurnool	Ahobilam Kambagiri Koulutla Chenna Kesava Temple Mantralayam Sangameswara Temple, Kurnool Srisailam Yaganti
Nellore	Kodandarama Temple, Buchireddipalem Penchalakona Ranganatha Temple, Nellore
Prakasam	Gangamma Temple, Dhenuvakonda Tripurantakam
Srikakulam	Arasavalli Sun Temple Kurmanathaswamy temple, Srikurmam Mukhalingam Ranganatha Temple, Vavilavalasa
Tirupati	Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala Padmavathi Temple Srikalahasteeswara temple Alipiri Padala Mandapam Govindaraja Temple, Tirupati Kapileswara Temple, Kapilatheertham Kodandarama Temple, Tirupati Kalyana Venkateswara Temple, Srinivasamangapuram Prasanna Venkateswara Temple, Appalayagunta Vedanarayana Temple, Nagalapuram Kalyana Venkateswara Temple, Narayanavanam Varahaswamy Temple, Tirumala
Visakhapatnam	Devipuram Temple ISKCON Temple Visakhapatnam Kali Temple Balighattam Nookambika Temple Padmanabham Simhachalam Temple Someswara Swamy Temple Sri Kanaka Maha Lakshmi Temple Sri Sampath Vinayagar Temple
Vizianagaram	Ramanarayanam Ramatheertham Punyagiri
West Godavari	Somaramam, Bhimavaram Dwaraka Tirumala Kotasattemma Temple Ksheerarama Maddi Anjaneya Temple Sivadevuni Chikkala Veerabhadra Temple, Pattiseema

• Abhimana temples of Vishnu
• Tirupati
• Hindu temples in Tirupati district
• Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
• Varaha temples