Seated (āsana) images of Vishṇu.

(See also the other forms of Vishṇu: Sheshashāyī, Yogishvara and Lakshmī-Narayana)

Description

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Informations

Colour:

Vehicle:

Āsana:

Faces:

Hands: Four

Objects in hands/Symbols: Two front hands in meditation (Yoga). Must NOT carry conch and wheel

Hand pose:

Hair dress:

Consort:

Attendants: Śiva seated on north wall of shrine. Brahmā seated on south wall. On back wallChandra (Moon), Sūrya (Sun), Sanak and Sanatkumāra

On either side of Vishṇu—Bhṛigu and Mārkaṇḍeya or Bhūdevī and Mārkaṇḍeya

Miscellaneous:

Variations: On other side of Vishṇu a lotus and large-size mace is to be carved. In two other hands of Vishṇu should carry wheel and conch

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  1. Gupte, R. S., Iconography of the Hindus Buddhists and Jains, 1972, p. 85