Seated (āsana) images of Vishṇu.
(See also the other forms of Vishṇu: Sheshashāyī, Yogishvara and Lakshmī-Narayana)
Description
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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 wall—Chandra (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
- Gupte, R. S., Iconography of the Hindus Buddhists and Jains, 1972, p. 85 ↩

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