Varaha (boar) is the avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu in the form of a boar. Varaha is listed as third in the Dashavatara, the ten principal avatars of Vishnu. When the demon Hiranyaksha stole
the earth Bhudevi and hide her in the primordial waters, Vishnu appeared
as Varaha to rescue her. Varaha slew the demon and retrieved the Earth from the
ocean, lifting it on his tusks, and restored Bhudevi to her place in the
universe.
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