Narasimhavatara
Narasimhavatara
The image shows a large-size sculptural relief depicting Narasimhavatara, the fourth of the ten avatars of Vishnu, carved into the left side wall of the mukhamantapa (verandah) of Cave 3.
In this avatar, Vishnu has a man’s torso with a lion’s face and claws. He adopted this form to kill an asura named Hiranyakashipu, who wanted to take revenge on Vishnu for killing his brother Hiranyaksha in his previous avatar, i.e., Varahavatara.
Read more about Narasimhavatara on the page describing the Ugra Narasimha relief, installed in the outer wall of Chennakeshava Temple in Belur, Karnataka, India.
Narasimhavatara Related Images
– Prahlada Story – Slaying of Hiranyakashipu carved into a frieze on the outer wall of the Halebidu Hoysaleswara Temple
– Narasimhavatara, the fourth avatar of Vishnu installed in a devakoshta of the Durga Temple in Aihole, Karnataka.
– Vishnu’s incarnation Narasimha slaying Hiranyakashipu installed in the outer wall of the Belur Chennakeshava Temple
– Lakshmi – Narasimha installed in the outer wall of the Somanathapura Keshava Temple
– Ugra Narasimha carved in the lintel of the south garbhagriha door of the Kappe Chennigaraya Temple in Belur
– Dashavatara (Ten Incarnations of Vishnu) painted on the ceiling of Hampi Virupaksha Temple
Related Pages
– Badami, Cave – 1, Cave – 2, Cave – 3, Cave – 4
– Durga Temple at Aihole
– Somanathapura Keshava Temple – A Masterpiece of Hoysala Temple Art
– Belur Chennakeshava Temple – Bracket Figures
– Belur Chennakeshava Temple – Navaranga
– Belur Chennakeshava Temple – Garbhagriha Outer Wall
– Belur Chennakeshava Temple – Kappe Chennigaraya Shrine
– Hampi Virupaksha Temple Murals
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