Barahi

Barahi or Varahi is a boar-faced Goddess who protects temples and buildings. Four Varahis are said to preside over the four quarters of Kathmandu Valley. Bajravarahi, red in colour, presides over the West and protects livestock; Nilavarahi, blue in colour, guards the east; Swetavarahi, white in colour, watches over the south; and, Dhumbarahi, gray in color, guards the north and protects the valley from cholera epidemic.