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The exact year of the temple's construction or foundation is not known [1] but it is widely believed that the current structure was renovated in around 1917–18. [4] Inscription in devnagri script says, [5] Om, Varun Dev temple.
Varunakulam, meaning "clan of Varuna", is a reference to their maritime origin. [56] Varuna is the god of sea and rain, mentioned in Vedic Literature, but also in Sangam literature as the principal deity of the Neithal Sangam landscape (i.e. littoral landscape). [57] Arasakulam means "clan of kings". [51]
The temple is dedicated to Darya Lal who is an incarnation of Varuna Deva. The temple also hosts Lord Hanuman and Lord Ganesh . According to Gowswami Vijay Maharaj (caretaker of the temple), the temple hosts Lord Hanuman because when Hanuman flew to Lanka to save Sita from the clutches of Ravana over the sea, he was flying so fast that the ...
grandson of Varuna Vishnu, who imitated the excellencies of his father; son of Hari Vishnu, who was the counterpart of his sire, and derived prosperity to his race, that is to say, of the great king Mātṛviṣṇu, who was departed to elysium a most devout worshipper of Bhagavat, who, by the will of the Ordainer,
Among the notable temples in Varanasi are the Kashi Vishwanath Temple of Shiva, the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple, and the Durga Temple. The city has long been an educational and musical centre : many prominent Indian philosophers, poets, writers, and musicians live or have lived in the city, and it was the place where the Benares gharana form ...
Varuna as its ruling Aditya is lord keeper of law, hence themes of crime and punishment, law and order fall under his rulership. Varuna in RigVeda is to be feared and not taken lightly. This makes Vedic Adityas not some conceptual, abstract, or mythological characters in a story book, but part of the visible cosmology and the everyday realities ...
Sarnath (also referred to as Deer Park, [1] [2] [3] Sarangnath, Isispatana, Rishipattana, Migadaya, or Mrigadava) [4] is a town located 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) northeast of Varanasi, near the confluence of the Ganges and the Varuna rivers in Uttar Pradesh, India.
[citation needed] More often, it is an emblem of various gods including Varuna, Ganesha (particularly during Ganesh Chaturthi), Revanta, Surya, Vishnu in his Vamana avatar, and Vishvakarman. In the chakra systems of Dharmic faiths and traditional Indian and Tibetan medicine, the chatra is used as a symbol of the sahasrara, the crown chakra.