Varaha

Varah The 3rd Avatar of Vishnu

He is the 3rd of 10 avatars. They call him the Bora because he has a pig on his face. January 27th marks the appearance anniversary of Varaha avatar (Lord Krishna's boar incarnation). As described in the Srimad Bhagavatam, Lord Krishna assumed this form of a gigantic boar to lift the drowning planet Earth from the cosmic ocean with his tusks. To get or see more information on the heading of Varahago to this website ​ His nickname is the Boar 3rd avatar of Vishnu Boar means an evil pig

Appearance He has a Bora as a head, 4 Hands, a Crown on his head, has Blue skin, he has Yellow, Red, and White clothes, (mostly yellow clothes). He holds a Charka and a Mac.

Symbols and Weapons

His weapons are Charka and Mac. His symbols are the Charka, Mac, Purana, and his Crown. The crown represents his crown as a avatar, Charka is what he holds on to one of his hands. He used that to beat the demon, Mac is also another weapon and he uses it on his hand, The Purana is one of the major eighteen puranas.

The Myth of Varaha One day varaha turned himself as a bora to the bottom of the ocean to save the earth form the demon. The demon has hidden under to take over the world. They kept fighting and fighting, After a very long struggle varaha slew the demon saved the earth and brought it back to the surface. Then he made it ready to support life again by modeling the mountains and shaping the continents.

For more information on the Varaha vs the Demon go on this. the website also gives pictures on the battle.

OTHER NAMES

To get more of [|Varaha Names] go on this website.
 * **Bhoovaraghan [[image:http://www.eprarthana.com/images/gallery/avatharm/varaha.jpg width="141" height="245"]] **
 * **Bhuvaraghan **
 * **Varaghan **
 * **Varha **
 * **YagnaVaraha **
 * **<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16pt;">SreeVaraham **
 * **<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16pt;">AdhiVaraha **
 * <span style="background-color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16pt;">** Gnaanapiraan **