Statue of
Varahi,
at
Tantra Thewala, i.e. the ‘Tantra
Idol Shrine’,
which is also known as
Wat Phra Siwa Chao,
i.e. the
‘Lord
Shiva
Temple’, in
Bangkok (fig.).
She is the shakti of the boar
Varaha
(fig.),
i.e. the third
avatar
of
Vishnu
and hence a form
Prithivi,
depicted with the head of a sow.
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