 The temple decorations include leaf-shaped borders, heads of makaras, and garland bearers, "Nav" or "nou" means "nine" and "toran" means "pillars"; this is where the temple gets its name.The prime deity of the temple is Varaha, who is the third avatar of lord Vishnu.It is said that there is a tunnel beneath the temple that goes to the Chittor Fort and that Maharana Pratap often used to go through the tunnel to worship the deity of the temple.