Lord Shiva avatar at the Mahalingeswarar Temple, Narasimha.

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KUMBAKONAM, INDIA - OCTOBER 12, 2013: Mahalingeswarar Temple. Painting on the ceiling of the open hall, walkway to the inner sanctum. Lord Shiva defeats Narasimha, an avatar of Lord Vishnu. This is a very controversial story, rejected by the Vaishnavas, the devotees of Lord Vishnu. Very colorful.

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Location: Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India
Photo credit: © Claudine Klodien / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: faith, hindu, hinduism, india, jothimayalingam, kumbakonam, lingam, mahalingeswarar, nadu, narasimha, parvati, religion, shiva, shivalingam, tamil, temple, vishnu