Narasimha

Description:

The male deity, depicted with a lion's face, is four-armed. He holds a disk in his upper left hand and makes an abhaya mudra (hand gesture of assurance and protection) with his upper right hand. The lower hands are engaged in tearing apart the demon on the deity's flexed knee.

Location:

Abhaneri

Date_accepted:

2024-04-16T10:51:30Z

Modified:

2024-04-17T12:26:21Z

Type:

Image

Creator:

Temples of India Project Team

Contributor:

Srija Sahay

Publisher:

Jio Institute

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

References:

Rajasthan, Temple, Gurjara-Pratihara, Shakhambari Chahamanas, Architecture, Harshatmata, and Abhaneri

Thumbnail:

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