One of the ten avatars of the Hindu deity Vishnu, he is depicted with the body of a man and the head of a lion. He is believed to have killed the asura king Hiranyakashipu to rescue the latter’s son Prahlad, a devotee of Vishnu.
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A prominent feature of Indian sculpture, it depicts a female deity with stylised and sometimes exaggerated feminine features, elaborate hairstyles…
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