Maa Varahi

[Guest guest]

Devi Bhakto aur Devi Putro, Jai Mata Di,

 

Maa Varahi (Bhagwati, Durga) Temple in Devidhura is famous for bagwaal

fair. In Bagwaal two groups of dancing and singing people throw

stones at each other, while they try to protect themselves with the

help of large wooden shields. The fighting stops soon after the priest

appears when he is convinced that the blood-shed during the game is

equivalent to the blood in a single human body and both sides meet

and reconcile, all stones start disappearing from the field and

starts rain atleast for 2-3 min.

 

Previously there used to be annual human sacrifice by the local

villagers, who formally resolved to fulfil the divine wish by offering

the head of one member from each family annually. However, in some

late period, an old woman, who had only one grandson left as the

family's breadwinner, made fervent appeals to Maa Varahi to provide an

alternative. Maa Varahi appeared to tell the old woman and the

villagers to thenceforth observe this ritual of hitting each other

with stones and shed enough blood that would make up for the sacrifice

of one human being but must be done with clear heart and without any

kind of prejudice.

 

Cave :- Entrance of the cave is looks smaller for human to go in but

never had any problem with any person. Even buffalo (male) before bali

are taken through this cave. Looking at the gate of cave one can

hardly believe that buffalo can go through it.

 

Some oil (don't remember the name for that oil) keeps coming from big

stone of cave (out side) which we use in our forehead. This is not all

there is lot more to say about Maa and her Place. Lot of people

blessed by Maa Varahi. She helps when ever her bhakta/putra(son) call

her.

 

http://www.kmvn.com/champavat.htm

 

( A repost article )

By Dineshbhatt

[Guest guest]

Above I had posted my dream and this fits in the sense of mudslinging

I guess because lately I have been very guilty of slinging much mud

at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at his various websites, including writing

their Global Country and lombasting them for their rampant

materialism. My fear really is that Mahesh is doing more harm than

good now, but nevermind. I like to keep this sacred area

separate from those bad vibes. However, in my dream there was some

symbolism to suggest that the boarish person might be Mahesh and some

of us were saying he looked more like Varaha every day. I won't go

into the habit of hogs. I would wish that this might not be the jist

of this dream and that there was a more spiritual insight. But either

way there are lots of correspondences here with the rock throwing.

However, again, in my dream I was thinking Varaha, not exactly

Varahi. Perhaps some mix up? Ah, I just don't know.

 

 

 

, "nora55_1999" <nora55_1999> wrote:

> Devi Bhakto aur Devi Putro, Jai Mata Di,

>

> Maa Varahi (Bhagwati, Durga) Temple in Devidhura is famous for

bagwaal

> fair. In Bagwaal two groups of dancing and singing people throw

> stones at each other, while they try to protect themselves with the

> help of large wooden shields. The fighting stops soon after the

priest

> appears when he is convinced that the blood-shed during the game is

> equivalent to the blood in a single human body and both sides meet

> and reconcile, all stones start disappearing from the field and

> starts rain atleast for 2-3 min.

>

> Previously there used to be annual human sacrifice by the local

> villagers, who formally resolved to fulfil the divine wish by

offering

> the head of one member from each family annually. However, in some

> late period, an old woman, who had only one grandson left as the

> family's breadwinner, made fervent appeals to Maa Varahi to provide

an

> alternative. Maa Varahi appeared to tell the old woman and the

> villagers to thenceforth observe this ritual of hitting each other

> with stones and shed enough blood that would make up for the

sacrifice

> of one human being but must be done with clear heart and without

any

> kind of prejudice.

>

> Cave :- Entrance of the cave is looks smaller for human to go in

but

> never had any problem with any person. Even buffalo (male) before

bali

> are taken through this cave. Looking at the gate of cave one can

> hardly believe that buffalo can go through it.

>

> Some oil (don't remember the name for that oil) keeps coming from

big

> stone of cave (out side) which we use in our forehead. This is not

all

> there is lot more to say about Maa and her Place. Lot of people

> blessed by Maa Varahi. She helps when ever her bhakta/putra(son)

call

> her.

>

> http://www.kmvn.com/champavat.htm

>

> ( A repost article )

> By Dineshbhatt