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O virtuous one, one should next proceed to the excellent tirtha called Varaha, where Vishnu formerly stood in the form of a boar.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Nriga that which really took place while he was performing a sacrifice in the excellent _tirtha_ called Varaha on the Payoshni.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Vana Parva, Part 1 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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We have heard respecting the sacrificing king Nriga that which really took place while he was performing a sacrifice in the excellent tirtha called Varaha on the Payoshni.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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The work titled Varaha is a tribute to 26/11 terrorist attacks.
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It is an explosion of stories told through painting, stone, bronze, terra cotta, textiles and even an 18th-century enamel pendant chockablock with Vishnu avatars, including the human-boar Varaha, the lion-headed Narasimha and the fish-bodied Matsya.
From Stillness, Cosmic Action Lee Lawrence 2011
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Brooklyn Museum Collection, by exchange Vishnu's avatar Varaha rescuing the earth—an opaque watercolor from an illustrated Dashavatara series, c.
From Stillness, Cosmic Action Lee Lawrence 2011
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Basically, Vishnu descends from the heavens in a particular form for a particular task: Varaha rescues the earth goddess, Narasimha delivers humans and gods from a demon's rule, and the child Krishna comes to kill his evil uncle.
From Stillness, Cosmic Action Lee Lawrence 2011
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Far below our windows, rain-showers scrubbed the lower air, leaving it clean enough to see the island in Phewa Lake where a renowned statue of Varaha the Boar acted as economic fertilizer for the sprouting gift shops of Pokara City.
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The five large hills of Vaihara, Varaha, Vrishava, Rishigiri, and the delightful
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Gautama; Painga, Varaha, Sunaka, and Sandilya of great ascetic merit:
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Sabha Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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