Varaha, Lord Vishnu’s Third Incarnation Varaha appeared in order to defeat the demon Kiranyaksha. Varaha is depicted in art as either purely animal or as having a boar’s head on a man’s body. In the latter form he has four arms, two of which hold the wheel and conch-shell while the other two hold a mace, sword, or lotus, or make a gesture of blessing. The Earth is held between the boar’s tusks.

Varaha, Lord Vishnu’s Third Incarnation

Varaha appeared in order to defeat the demon Kiranyaksha. Varaha is depicted in art as either purely animal or as having a boar’s head on a man’s body. In the latter form he has four arms, two of which hold the wheel and conch-shell while the other two hold a mace, sword, or lotus, or make a gesture of blessing. The Earth is held between the boar’s tusks.

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