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.

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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. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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A so-called Jaipur School painting. Hiranyakashipu lies disembowelled in the foreground

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1 painting : gouache on paper ; sheet 30 x 40 cm

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Wellcome Collection 582993i

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