Varaha Jayanti
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Sep 05, 2024
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Varaha Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Lord Varaha, is celebrated on September 17, 2023. Lord Varaha is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and is worshipped by his devotees on this auspicious day. The festival holds great significance and is observed by offering prayers, visiting temples, and observing fasts. It is believed that worshiping Lord Varaha on this day brings wealth, good health and happiness in a person's life. The incarnation of Lord Vishnu in the form of half human and half boar had conquered all the evils by defeating the demon Hiranyaksha.