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Varaha is a form of the Hindu god Vishnu that appears as a boar, representing one of Vishnu's most important divine manifestations. This avatar is traditionally considered the third in a list of Vishnu's ten principal avatars, making it a significant part of Hindu religious tradition.
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Key facts
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.type
- Hindu
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.member_of
- Dashavatara
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.image
- Varaha avtar, killing a demon to protect Bhu, c1740.jpg
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.caption
- Varaha killing Hiranyaksha and saving Bhumi, 1740 CE, Chamba painting
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.name
- Varaha
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.Devanagari
- वराह
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.affiliation
- Avatara of Vishnu
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.weapon
- Sudarshana Chakra, Kaumodaki (Gada)
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.abode
- Vaikuntha
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.mantra
- Om Bhuvarāhāya VidmaheHiranyakarabhāya DhimahiTanno Krodha Prachodayāt
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.consort
- Bhumi
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.god_of
- Embodiment of Sacrifice
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.children
- Narakasura, Mangala
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.symbols
- Padma
- Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.festivals
- Varaha Jayanti
- Royalty.name
- Dashavatara Sequence
- Royalty.predecessor
- Kurma
- Royalty.successor
- Narasimha
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- avatar
- Gender
- male
- Spouse
- Bhūmi
- Child
- Mangala
- Series
- Dashavatara
- Image
- Varaha avtar, killing a demon to protect Bhu, c1740.jpg
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- Commons category
- Varaha
- worshipped by
- Hinduism
- incarnation of
- Vishnu
- appears in the form of
- Sus scrofa
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- name in native language
- वराह
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