Lakshminarayanan, offered prayers. Devotees also offered prayers at Ganga Varaha Nadeeswarar temple in Thirukanchi, situated on the banks of Sankarabarani river. A holiday was declared for all ...

Hiranyakashyap specially disliked Lord Vishnu, who had killed his brother Hiranyakasha (in his third avatar as Varaha, or boar). Thus, when his son refused to give up the worship of Vishnu, ...