Narasimha Kills the Demon-King Hiranyakashipu, 1875–80

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Narasimha Kills the Demon-King Hiranyakashipu, 1875–80, Eastern India, Kolkata, West Bengal, Lithograph, Image: 9 3/4 in. × 8 in. ( × cm), Prints, This monochromatic lithograph was printed in one of the first printing workshops in Kolkata (Calcutta) to produce Hindu devotional prints for commercial distribution. In this rendering, undoubtedly drawn by a trained painter, we see Vishnu’s man-lion avatar adorned with a crown revealing himself from within a pillar that has split open

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Size: 3711px × 4961px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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