Varaha Jayanti 2025

Varaha Jayanti 2025—the auspicious day celebrating Lord Vishnu’s Varaha (boar) avatar, revered for rescuing Earth from cosmic chaos:

📅 Date & Auspicious Time

Varaha Jayanti 2025 falls on Monday, August 25 (Shukla Paksha Tritiya of BhadrapadaMuhurat (auspicious timing): approx. 2:53 PM – 5:28 PM local time

This festival commemorates Lord Vishnu’s third incarnation as Varaha, a boar who descended to rescue Earth from the demon Hiranyaksha, who submerged it into the cosmic ocean The act of lifting the Earth symbolizes the victory of Dharma over Adharma and divine protection.

Purification & Fasting
Devotees wake early, take a holy bath, and observe a full- or partial-fast (often consuming only fruits and milk)
Kalash/Abhishekam Puja
- Perform a ritual bath (abhishekam) of the Varaha idol with milk, yogurt, honey, ghee, water, followed by placing a decorated kalash with mango leaves and coconut.
Mantra Chanting & Vedic Readings
- Recite the Varaha Sahasranama, other Vishnu mantras, or scriptures like the Bhagavad Gita.
Charity & Community
A core ritual is performing dāna—donating food, clothes, or money to the needy, reinforcing the value of compassion and sharing
Aarti & Bhajans
- The puja concludes with aarti, devotional songs (bhajans), and prasad distribution.

Widely observed in South India, especially in Tirumala (Sri Varahaswamy Temple) and Mathura
Many Vishnu temples across India mark this day with special celebrations.

Worshipping Lord Varaha is believed to bestow:
- Protection from harm and societal chaos
- Prosperity, courage, and resilience
- Harmony in natural and moral order—Dharma upheld.

Morning
- Cleanse, observe fast, purify puja area
Midday/Afternoon
- Abhishekam of the Varaha murti
- Puja with kalash, fruits, flowers, mantras
- Donate to the needy
Evening
- Aarti and distribute prasad
- Recite Varaha Sahasranama or Gita passages