In Hinduism, an avatar (; from Sanskrit   "descent") is a deliberate descent of a deity to Earth, or a descent of the Supreme Being (e.g., Vishnu for Vaishnavites), and is mostly translated into English as "incarnation", but more accurately as "appearance" or "manifestation".

Avatar is a term used in Hinduism for a material manifestation of a deity. Other common uses include:

• Avatar (computing), the graphical representation of a user