The Chola Dynasty

Year 2025

Lakshmī-Narayana

Other Forms of Vishṇu. Description No description available. Informations Colour: — Vehicle: Eagle Āsana: Padmāsana Faces: — Hands: Two, four or eight Objects in hands/Symbols: Lotus, conch, wheel.1 Fourth hand entwines Lakshmī seated on left lap (CC)2 Hand pose: —… Continue Reading →

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 0

Yogishvara

Other Forms of Vishṇu. Description No description available. Informations Colour: — Vehicle: ? Āsana: Sits on lotus Faces: — Hands: Four Objects in hands/Symbols: Conch and wheel in upper hands; lower in attitude of meditation. Show lotus and mace behind1… Continue Reading →

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 0

Sheshashāyī (on serpent)

Other Forms of Vishṇu. Description Vishṇu lying on the serpent Shesha. Informations Colour: — Vehicle: Shesha Āsana: Sleeping or seated1 Faces: — Hands: Four Objects in hands/Symbols: Conch, wheel2 Hand pose: — Hair dress: — Consort: — Miscellaneous: Other names:… Continue Reading →

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 0

Vaikuntha

Four-headed image of Vishṇu. Description Vishṇu with eight arms and four heads, riding on his vehicle Eagle. The heads are of a man, a woman, Narasiṁha (lion), and Varāha (boar). Thus this form is a combination of two of his… Continue Reading →

Monday, September 29, 2025 0

Vishvarupa

Four-headed image of Vishṇu. Description No description available. Informations Colour: — Vehicle: ? Āsana: ? Faces: Four Hands: Twenty Objects in hands/Symbols: Wheel, sword, pestle, goad, paṭṭā, mudgara sword, noose, spear, śūla, arrow; conch, bow, mace, noose, tomara, plough, battle-axe,… Continue Reading →

Monday, September 29, 2025 0

Trailokyamohana

Four-headed image of Vishṇu. Description No description available. Informations Colour: — Vehicle: Eagle Āsana: — Faces: Four Hands: Eight or sixteen Objects in hands/Symbols: Wheel, conch or arrow (?), pestle, goad, conch, bow, mace and noose1 (AGP)2 Hand pose: —… Continue Reading →

Sunday, September 28, 2025 0

Ananta

Four-headed image of Vishṇu. Description No description available. Informations Colour: — Vehicle: — Āsana: — Faces: Three or Four Hands: Four or twelve Objects in hands/Symbols: Mace, sword, wheel, thunderbolt, goad, boon-giving attitude, conch, shield, bow, lotus, staff and noose1… Continue Reading →

Sunday, September 28, 2025 0

Sadharana

Common forms of Vishṇu — Sadharana. Description No description available. Informations — Form I Colour: — Vehicle: — Āsana: — Faces: — Hands: Eight Objects in hands/Symbols: Sword, mace, arrow, lotus, conch, bow, wheel & shield1 (AC)2 Or Arrow (?),… Continue Reading →

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 0

Vishṇu

Description HINDUS are either Vaishṇavites (followers of Vishṇu), Śaivites (followers of Śiva) or Śāktās (those who offer worship to Śakti, the Divine Mother). This would indicate the great importance of Vishṇu, probably the most popular of the Hindu gods. Though… Continue Reading →

Sunday, September 14, 2025 0

Pitāmaha

The characteristics of different forms of Brahmā are listed here. Description No description available. Informations Colour: — Vehicle: — Āsana: — Faces: — Hands: Four Objects in hands/Symbols: Akśasūtra, book, ladle (sruk) & vase1 (RP & RM)2 Hand pose: —… Continue Reading →

Thursday, September 11, 2025 0

Kamalāsana

The characteristics of different forms of Brahmā are listed here. Description No description available. Informations Colour: — Vehicle: — Āsana: — Faces: — Hands: Four Objects in hands/Symbols: Akśasūtra, sruk, book & vase1 (RP & RM)2 Hand pose: — Hair… Continue Reading →

Thursday, September 11, 2025 0

Vishvakarma

The characteristics of different forms of Brahmā are listed here. Description No description available. Informations Colour: — Vehicle: — Āsana: — Faces: — Hands: Four Objects in hands/Symbols: Akśasūtra, book, vase & sruk (ladle)1 (RP & RM)2 Hand pose: —… Continue Reading →

Thursday, September 11, 2025 0

Lokapala Brahmā

The characteristics of different forms of Brahmā are listed here. Description No description available. Informations Colour: — Vehicle: — Āsana: — Faces: — Hands: Four Objects in hands/Symbols: Rosary, book, lotus & vase1 Hand pose: — Hair dress: — Consort:… Continue Reading →

Thursday, September 11, 2025 0

Prajāpati

The characteristics of different forms of Brahmā are listed here. Description No description available. Informations Colour: — Vehicle: — Āsana: — Faces: Four Hands: — Objects in hands/Symbols: — Hand pose: — Hair dress: — Consort: — Miscellaneous: Suvarṇī on… Continue Reading →

Thursday, September 11, 2025 0

Brahmā

Description THE HINDU Triad comprises Brahmā, Vishṇu and Śiva—Creator, Protector, and Destroyer, representing the creative, preservative and destructive energies of God. Brahmā embodies ‘Rajo-guṇa’, the quality of passion or desire, the cause of creation. Śiva is the embodiment of the… Continue Reading →

Thursday, August 28, 2025 0

Vishṇu — the Pervader

Twenty-four images of Vishnu in according to the Rupamaṇdana.1 Upper right hand: Padma Lower right hand: Gadā Upper left hand: Śaṅkha Lower left hand: Chakra

Thursday, August 14, 2025 0

Vāsudeva — the Indweller

Twenty-four images of Vishnu in according to the Rupamaṇdana.1 Upper right hand: Śaṅkha Lower right hand: Gadā Upper left hand: Chakra Lower left hand: Padma

Thursday, August 14, 2025 0

Vāmana — the Dwarf

Twenty-four images of Vishnu in according to the Rupamaṇdana.1 Upper right hand: Chakra Lower right hand: Śaṅkha Upper left hand: Gadā Lower left hand: Padma

Thursday, August 14, 2025 0

Upendra — Brother of Indra

Twenty-four images of Vishnu in according to the Rupamaṇdana.1 Upper right hand: Gadā Lower right hand: Śaṅkha Upper left hand: Chakra Lower left hand: Padma

Thursday, August 14, 2025 0

Trivikrama — Conqueror of Three Worlds

Twenty-four images of Vishnu in according to the Rupamaṇdana.1 Upper right hand: Gadā Lower right hand: Padma Upper left hand: Chakra Lower left hand: Śaṅkha

Thursday, August 14, 2025 0

Śrīdhara — Bearer of Fortune

Twenty-four images of Vishnu in according to the Rupamaṇdana.1 Upper right hand: Chakra Lower right hand: Padma Upper left hand: Gadā Lower left hand: Śaṅkha

Thursday, August 14, 2025 0

Saṁkarṣaṇa — Resorber

Twenty-four images of Vishnu in according to the Rupamaṇdana.1 Upper right hand: Śaṅkha Lower right hand: Gadā Upper left hand: Padma Lower left hand: Chakra

Thursday, August 14, 2025 0

Purushottama — the Best of Men

Twenty-four images of Vishnu in according to the Rupamaṇdana.1 Upper right hand: Padma Lower right hand: Chakra Upper left hand: Śaṅkha Lower left hand: Gadā

Thursday, August 14, 2025 0

Pradyumna — the Richest

Twenty-four images of Vishnu in according to the Rupamaṇdana.1 Upper right hand: Śaṅkha Lower right hand: Chakra Upper left hand: Gadā Lower left hand: Padma

Thursday, August 14, 2025 0

Padmanābha — whose Navel is the Lotus

Twenty-four images of Vishnu in according to the Rupamaṇdana.1 Upper right hand: Padma Lower right hand: Śaṅkha Upper left hand: Chakra Lower left hand: Gadā

Thursday, August 14, 2025 0

Nārāyaṇa — the Universal Abode

Twenty-four images of Vishnu in according to the Rupamaṇdana.1 Upper right hand: Padma Lower right hand: Śaṅkha Upper left hand: Gadā Lower left hand: Chakra

Thursday, August 14, 2025 0

Narasiṁha — Man-Lion

Twenty-four images of Vishnu in according to the Rupamaṇdana.1 Upper right hand: Padma Lower right hand: Chakra Upper left hand: Gadā Lower left hand: Śaṅkha

Thursday, August 14, 2025 0

Madhusūdana — Destroyer of Madhu

Twenty-four images of Vishnu in according to the Rupamaṇdana.1 Upper right hand: Śaṅkha Lower right hand: Chakra Upper left hand: Padma Lower left hand: Gadā

Thursday, August 14, 2025 0

Mādhava — Lord of Knowledge

Twenty-four images of Vishnu in according to the Rupamaṇdana.1 Upper right hand: Chakra Lower right hand: Gadā Upper left hand: Śaṅkha Lower left hand: Padma

Thursday, August 14, 2025 0

Śri Kṛishṇa — the Dark One

Twenty-four images of Vishnu in according to the Rupamaṇdana.1 Upper right hand: Gadā Lower right hand: Śaṅkha Upper left hand: Padma Lower left hand: Chakra

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 0
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