Varahi Amman is a powerful and revered Hindu goddess, worshipped primarily in South India and Nepal. She is one of the Sapta Matrikas (Seven Divine Mothers), and her name and form are closely associated with the boar incarnation (Varaha) of Lord Vishnu.
Varahi is considered the Shakti (divine feminine energy) of Varaha, the boar-headed third incarnation of Vishnu.
She is typically depicted with the head of a boar and the body of a woman, representing divine strength, protection, and fierce maternal energy.
She embodies the tamasic (destructive and protective) aspect of the Divine Mother.
Boar or sow-like, representing the Varaha avatar.
Human, often richly adorned with jewelry and garments.
She may hold a plough, discus, mace, conch, and sword, among others.
A buffalo or sometimes a lion.