page_title: Varahi
hierarchical_section_title: Varahi
caption_attribution_description: English: Varahi Seated on a Tiger. Folio 35 from the Tantric Devi series. India, Punjab Hills, Basohli, ca. 1660-70. Opaque watercolor, gold, and beetle-wing cases on paper. 日本語: トラの背に乗るバラヒ神。女神のタントラ第35葉より。不透明水彩、金彩、昆虫の羽（西暦1660年&#8211;1670年頃、インド）
context_page_description: Varahi is one of the Matrikas, a group of seven mother goddesses in the Hindu religion. With the head of a sow, Varahi is the shakti of Varaha, the boar avatar of the god Vishnu. In Nepal, she is called Barahi.
  Varahi is worshipped by three practices of Hinduism: Shaivism, Brahmanism, and especially Shaktism. She is usually worshipped at night, using secretive Vamamarga Tantric practices. The Buddhist goddesses Vajravārāhī and Marichi have their origins from the Hindu goddess Varahi.
context_section_description: Varahi (Sanskrit: वाराही, Vārāhī) is one of the Matrikas, a group of seven mother goddesses in the Hindu religion. With the head of a sow, Varahi is the shakti (feminine energy) of Varaha, the boar avatar of the god Vishnu. In Nepal, she is called Barahi.
  Varahi is worshipped by three  practices of Hinduism : Shaivism (devotees of Shiva), Brahmanism (devotees of Brahma), and especially Shaktism (goddess worship). She is usually worshipped at night, using secretive Vamamarga Tantric practices. The Buddhist goddesses Vajravārāhī and Marichi  have their origins from the Hindu goddess Varahi.
caption: Varahi seated on a tiger. Varahi is sow-faced and ten-armed.
exif: {}