Varaha The Boar lakshmi The earliest written reference of

The earliest written reference of dreadlocks is found in Vedic scriptures

Each head is that of a deity associated with Vishnu

Fearless in his pursuit for the ‘big mango’ (the Sun) that he saw through the trees

the peacock

he holds a conch shell (shankha)

Varaha The Boar lakshmi The earliest written reference ofVaraha, (Sanskrit: Boar) third of the 10 incarnations (avatars) of the Hindu god Vishnu. When a demon named Hiranyaksha dragged the earth to the bottom of the sea, Vishnu took the form of a boar in order to rescue it. They fought for a thousand years. Then Varaha slew the demon and raised the earth out of the water with his tusks. The myth reflects an earlier creation legend of Prajapati (Brahma), who assumed the shape of a boar in order to lift the