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The incarnations of Vishnu
| Content Provider | The Heritage Lab |
|---|---|
| Artist | Anonymous |
| Organization | Wellcome Collection |
| Temporal Coverage | Unknown |
| Description | The images illustrated on this sheet relate to the incarnations of Vishnu and religious stories. Vishnu has ten recognised avatars, but the Bhagavata Purana which glorifies Vishnu has twenty-two. The ten common ones are: Matsya, the fish, Kūrma, the tortoise, Varāha, the boar, Narasinha, the man-lion, Vāmana, the dwarf, Parasurāma, Rāma with an axe, Rāmachandra, the gentle Rāma, Krishna, the dark coloured, Budha, Kalkī, the white horse. Amongst other images illustrated are Gajendramokṣaṇastotra, an elephant who was caught by a crocodile and prayed to Vishnu for help, the Jagannātha, the Trimūrti, the Hindu triad. |
| 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 | Animal Avatar Bird Boar Dwarf Elephant Fish God Horse Krishna Men Narasimha Parashurama Turtle Vamana Varaha Vishnu Wellcome Collection Painting |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Painting |
