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Illustration
A stone statue of Varaha, the boar incarnation of Vishnu. The standing figure is Bhudevi, the Earth goddess whom Varaha was sent to rescue. From northern India, c. 900 CE. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)
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Cite This Work
APA Style
Wiener, J. B. (2016, April 18). Varaha. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4953/varaha/
Chicago Style
Wiener, James Blake. "Varaha." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 18, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4953/varaha/.
MLA Style
Wiener, James Blake. "Varaha." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 Apr 2016. Web. 27 Jul 2024.
