Boo VaraghaVaraghaswamy temple
Located 35kms West of Chidambaram in the Kattu Mannar Koil Taluk is the historical Boo Varaha Swamy temple in Sri Mushnum. Unlike typical moolavar deities in Vishnu temples, the Lord here is in the form of a small vigraham signifying the Varaha Avataaram. A visit even once to this temple and sincere prayers to Lord Boo Varahaswamy is said to help attain moksham in this lifetime, such is the power of Boo Varahar. Srimushnum is one of the 8 Swayambu Kshetrams in India. The others are Srirangam, Tirupathi and Vanamaamalai in South India and Saligramam, Naimisarinyam, Pushkaram and Badri in North India. Boo Varaha Perumal is a Saligrama moorthy and the speciality of the temple is that there is a Thirumanjanam every day for the Lord. Hiranyaksha, the brother of Hiranyakashipu, wanted to be a dominant force. To achieve this, he rolled over the earth and took it into the nether world, from where he ruled. Boo Devi undertook penance seeking help from Lord Narayana to protect her from the Asura...