Varaha (Sanskrit: वराह, Varāha, “boar”) is the avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, in the form of a boar. Varaha is generally listed as third in the Dashavatara, the ten principal avataras of Vishnu.
Varaha lifts the Earth (who is the goddess Bhumi) out of the cosmic ocean. When the demon Hiranyaksha stole the earth and hid her in the primordial waters, Vishnu appeared as Varaha to rescue her. Varaha killed Hiranyaksha and retrieved the Earth from the cosmic ocean, lifting it on his tusks, and restored Bhumi to her place in the universe.
Varaha is completely a boar or in an anthropomorphic form, with a boar’s head and the human body. His consort, Bhumi, the earth goddess, is a goddess lifted by Varaha.