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Tag Lakshmi

Name of the figure, Consort of Vishṇu

Bhogasana-murti

Seated (āsana) images of Vishṇu. (See also the other forms of Vishṇu: Sheshashāyī, Yogishvara and Lakshmī-Narayana) Description No description available. Informations Colour: — Vehicle: — Āsana: — Faces: — Hands: Four Objects in hands/Symbols: R.h.—wheel and boon-giving or protection pose… Continue Reading →

Sunday, October 26, 2025 0

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 →

Friday, October 10, 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 →

Friday, October 10, 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 →

Thursday, September 25, 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 →

Thursday, August 28, 2025 0

Kalyanasundara ‐ கல்யாணசுந்தரர்

Bronze figure from the Thanjavur Art Gallery.

Saturday, February 17, 2024 0

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