Varaha
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Varaha is navatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, in the form of a boar. Varaha is generally listed as third in the Dashavatara, the ten principal avatars of Vishnu.
Painting depicting Varaha by Raja Ravi Varma, circa 1930
A 3rd century CE sandstone statue of Varaha holding his consort Bhumi, Art of Mathura, housed in LACMA.
Varaha with his consort Bhumi, a copper statue from Tamil Nadu, 1600 CE.
Colossal theriomorphic Varaha at Eran.Dedicated by the Huna king Toramana, circa 510 CE.
Narasimha
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Narasimha, is a deity in Hinduism, revered as the fourth of the ten principal avatars of the god Vishnu. Depicted with a human torso and a lion's head and claws, Narasimha is venerated as a fierce pro
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…four Kumaras to be born as demons. In their first birth, they are born as the daityas Hiranyakashipu (who is slain by another of Vishnu's avatara of Narasimha) and Hiranyaksha as the twin sons of Diti and the sage Kashyapa. Blessed by Brahma, the king of daityas Hiranyaksha became powerful and conquered the…
A sculpture of Yoga-Narsimha, South India, late Chola period
Vishnu and his avataras (Vaikuntha Chaturmurti): Depicting Vishnu as Krishna and Rama, Narasimha (lion), and Varaha (boar). Art of Mathura, mid-5th century CE. Boston Museum.
Narasimha, 5th century, Ramtek Kevala Narasimha temple.
Narasimha disemboweling and killing Hiranyakashipu, manuscript folio from Bhagavata Purana, 1760 CE - 1770 CE.