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| Man-Lion Incarnation of Vishnu, c. 1650 India: Rajasthan, Mewar, 1625-1675 Opaque watercolor on paper image: 6-5/8 x 8-5/8 in. (16.8 x 21.9 cm); sheet: 7-1/2 x 9-1/2 in. (19.1 x 24.1 cm) Norton Simon Museum, Gift of Ramesh and Urmil Kapoor P.2004.07.6 © 2012 Norton Simon Museum Not on view One of Vishnu's most powerful avatars is Narasimha, the Man-lion, emphasizing the integration of animal and human forms in Hindu iconography. Vishnu is shown disemboweling the demon Hiranyakasipu while Shiva and Brahma look down from the heavens; four devotees watch in awe as the gory scene unfolds. |
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