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  • Narasimha, a lion avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, emerges from a split stone pillar, holding his devotee Prahlada while vanquishing the demon Hiranyakashipu underfoot. Painting by an Indian artist.
  • Narasimha, the lion-headed avatar of Vishnu, emerges from a stone pillar to disembowel the demon Hiranyakashipu. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Narasimha, the lion-headed avatar of Vishnu, emerges from a stone pillar to destroy the demon Hiranyakashipu watched by other Hindu deities. Painting by an Indian artist, 1800s.