A Wikipedia article on Varahi, one of the Sapta Matrikas, the seven mother goddesses of Hindu tradition, describing her sow-faced iconography, her creation from Vishnu's boar avatar Varaha, her fifth position among the Matrikas, and her continuing worship among Shaivas, Vaishnavas and Shaktas.
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Reliability Tier3
A crowd-edited tertiary reference, used here for iconography and cult status that a specialist Hindu-studies work would confirm the same way; matches the tier already carried by the atlas's general Matrikas Wikipedia source. Citation
PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varahi
Source Typeencyclopedia
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This source names The Sapta Matrikas directly: "A Wikipedia article on Varahi, one of the Sapta Matrikas, the seven mother goddesses of Hindu tradition, describing her sow-faced iconography, her creation from Vishnu's boar avatar Varaha, her..."
This source names Varaha directly: "her creation from Vishnu's boar avatar Varaha, her fifth position among the Matrikas, and her continuing worship among Shaivas, Vaishnavas and Shaktas."
This source names Varahi directly: "A Wikipedia article on Varahi, one of the Sapta Matrikas, the seven mother goddesses of Hindu tradition, describing her sow-faced iconography, her creation from Vishnu's boar avatar Varaha, her..."
Claims Backed By This Source (21 claims)
This source backs 21 claims across the atlas. As facts: 14 well-attested. As cited relationships: 6 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Deities, 13 claims: 9 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 3 holds.
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