Amazing Hidden Underground Temple of Goddess Ugra Varahi in Varanasi | వారణాసిలోని రహస్య భూగర్భ ఆలయం

Amazing Hidden Underground Temple of Goddess Ugra Varahi in Varanasi | వారణాసిలోని రహస్య భూగర్భ ఆలయం | Facts Hive Exclusive Facts and Mysteries Videos in Telugu... Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPEkU0NHJMC2lm77hHncNqw/join OUR LINKS: ►SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MPLANETLEAF (Channel) :- https://goo.gl/gq5imG ►SUBSCRIBE TO FACTS HIVE :- http://bit.ly/37YCsW7 ►SUBSCRIBE TO WHATSAPP (Group) :- https://goo.gl/Y3Sa7S ►SUBSCRIBE ON FACEBOOK (Page) :- https://goo.gl/CBhgyP Kashi or Varanasi, also known as Benares or Banaras, is a city on the banks of the Ganges in the Uttar Pradesh state of North India, 320 kilometres (200 mi) south-east of the state capital, Lucknow, and 121 kilometres (75 mi) east of Allahabad. A major religious hub in India, it is the holiest of the seven sacred cities (Sapta Puri) in Hinduism. It is a place of pilgrimage and people come here to visit temples. It is therefore no wonder that wherever you turn, you come across a temple. Some are ancient, some recent, and the others fall somewhere in between. Some are architecturally beautiful; some have an interesting history, while the others attract you simply for their sanctity. It is practically impossible to make a complete list of the temples in Kashi, and I will not even try to make that attempt. The Varahi Temple Varahi is considered to be one of the Saptha Matas or seven forms of the Divine Mother. She is the Shakti (Power) of Vishnu when He took the form of a Boar (Varaha) to kill the demon Hiranyaksha and save the Earth. The Varahi temple is on the Tripura Bhairavi Ghat, and is within walking distance from the Vishwanath Temple. I had never heard of this temple, and visiting this temple threw up a couple of surprises. The first was that the temple is open only from 5AM to 7AM!!! The prayers to the Devi are completed and the doors tightly shut before the first rays of the sun can fall on them. Much as we tried, we couldn’t get a satisfactory reason for this out of the only person who was present there. If any of you have any more light to throw on this, you are welcome. Please add your comments at the bottom of this post. The second surprise was the idol of the goddess itself. The idol is in the basement, and only the priest goes down the steps to bathe and decorate the idol. All other devotees have to peep through a hole in the (basement) roof to have darshan of the goddess who, to put it simply, is huge!! There are 2 holes- one to have darshan of the face, and another of the feet. The goddess has a reputation for being very powerful, and it is believed that when a priest kept chanting the wrong mantras, she swallowed him up whole! Though open for only 2 hours in a day, the temple is remarkably well kept. The temple is not for sleepy heads who like their holidays to be relaxed. It is a good idea to attend the early morning Mangalaarti at the Vishwanath temple, and then visit this temple before returning home. This is what we did, and returned completely satisfied. Make sure you are accompanied by a guide or someone who knows the roads, as the narrow lanes are completely deserted at this time of the morning, and it is easy to get lost in the winding lanes of the city. Varahi is worshipped by Shaivas, Vaishnavas and Shaktas. Varahi is worshipped in the Sapta-Matrikas group ("seven mothers"), which are venerated in Shaktism, as well as associated with Shiva. Varahi is a ratri devata (night goddess) and is sometimes called Dhruma Varahi ("dark Varahi") and Dhumavati ("goddess of darkness"). According to Tantra, Varahi should be worshipped after sunset and before sunrise. Parsurama Kalpasutra explicitly states that the time of worship is the middle of the night. Shaktas worship Varahi by secretive Vamamarga Tantric practices, which are particularly associated with worship by panchamakara – wine, fish, grain, meat and ritual copulation. These practices are observed in the Kalaratri temple on the bank of the Ganges, where worship is offered to Varahi only in the night; the shrine is closed during the day. Shaktas consider Varahi to be a manifestation of the goddess Lalita Tripurasundari or as "Dandanayika" or "Dandanatha" – the commander-general of Lalita's army. The Sri Vidya tradition of Shaktism elevates Varahi to the status of Para Vidya ("transcendental knowledge"). The Devi mahatmya suggests evoking Varahi for longevity. Thirty yantras and thirty mantras are prescribed for the worship of Varahi and to acquire siddhis by her favour. This, according to the scholar Rath, indicates her power. Some texts detailing her iconography compare her to the Supreme Shakti. Prayers dedicated to Varahi include Varahi Anugrahashtakam, for her blessing, and Varahi Nigrahashtakam, for destruction of enemies. #varahidevi #kashi #Kaalbhairav #KshetraPalaka #goddess #Varahi #KshetraPalika #varahiyatra #varahimata #FactsHive #VoiceofMaheedhar #History #RealFacts #Maheedhar #Facts #Mysteries #historical

2/6/2025