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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

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

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

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

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