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Varāha raising the earth from the bottom of the ocean and trampling on the demon Hiranyāksha
Content Provider | The Heritage Lab |
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Artist | Anonymous |
Organization | Wellcome Collection |
Temporal Coverage | Unknown |
Description | Varāha is the boar incarnation of Vishnu. According to an old legend of the Brāhmanas concerning a boar who raised the earth from the bottom of the sea which had been dragged there by the demon Hiranyāksha. Vishnu assumed the form of a boar and after a contest of a thousand years he eventually slew the demon and raised the earth. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Access Restriction | Open |
Rights License | CC-BY-4.0 |
Use Rights URL | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Subject Keyword | Avatar Boar Demon Hiranyakasipu Varaha Vishnu Water Wellcome Collection Painting |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Painting |