Standing (sthanaka) images of Vishṇu.
(See also the other forms of Vishṇu: Sheshashāyī, Yogishvara and Lakshmī-Narayana)
Description
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Informations
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Vehicle: —
Āsana: —
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Hands: Four
Objects in hands/Symbols: R.h.—boon-giving or protection pose and wheel
L.h.—on waist and conch
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Hair dress: —
Consort: —
Attendants: Bhṛigu and Mārkandeya kneel on right and left respectively of Vishṇu; or the goddesses Sri and Bhū jn [in] addition. Śiva carved on north wall of central shrine to face south. 4-handed:
R.h.—battle-axe and protection pose
L.h.—deer & on waist
Brahmā on south wall of central shrine, facing north. Standing. 4-armed. Two hand carry rosary and vase, third on waist. Fourth praising Vishṇu
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- Gupte, R. S., Iconography of the Hindus Buddhists and Jains, 1972, p. 86 ↩

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