A representation of the Hindu god Vishnu, which shows him reclining atop a coiled form of the serpent Ananta, on top of the Kshira Sagara or “ocean of milk.” Within iconographic traditions, this depiction of the deity symbolises the cosmic balance.
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It symbolises the goddess Shakti as well as the feminine procreative power within Hindu iconography. The word itself literally translates…
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