Sri Lakshmi Varaha Jew Temple is a 500-year-old Indian temple dedicated to Varaha, the boar incarnation of Vishnu. This temple is located at Aul, near the Aul King Palace, 17 km from Pattamundai and 38 km from Kendrapara. The King of Aul was a devotee of Sri Lakshmi and Varaha. The Lord was in the Maa Biraja Pitha in the Jajpur District, along with the Yajna Baraha Temple, and often went there to offer Puja, which is a Hindu act of worship. One day during the month of Shraavana, the Baitarani River flooded, so the darshan was cancelled. Believing that the Lord couldn’t tolerate that, the king dreamed that the Lord came with him to his place in Aul. One day, the Lord came, following the king’s path of return after puja. As the king was returning by horseback, he listened to the sound of the Lord following him.
At Aul, the sound of the Lord’s walking stopped. In this place, the devoted king built the Lord’s holy temple. The Yajna Baraha Temple remains there in Jajpur. The present Lakshmi Varaha Jew Temple was renovated by the late king of Aul, Sri Brajasundar Dev, during the 20th century after the temple had been in a ruined state for the previous 500 years. Sri Sri Lakshmi Varaha Jew Temple is a famous temple in Kendrapara, Odisha. Source
- Varaha (boar-incarnation of Lord Vishnu), along with Goddess Lakshmi Varahajew
- The main idol is carved from a single black stone and features the footprints of the deity.
- Baraha Dwadashi (Varaha Avatar day on Magha Shukla Dwadashi) attracts lakhs of devotees. Apart from this, Raja Parva, Vijayadashami, Kumar Purnima, Kartik Purnima, Ratha Yatra, Bakula Amavasya, Samba Dasami, Makara Sankranti and Pana Sankranti are all celebrated.
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