The Budhanilkantha statue of the Hindu god Vishnu Jalasayana View from the left Dated 600 A D Nepal

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The Budhanilkantha statue of the Hindu god Vishnu, located approximately 10 kilometers from the center of Kathmandu at the base of the Shivapuri Hill, is the largest and most beautiful stone carving in all of Nepal. It is also the most enigmatic. Carved from a single block of black basalt stone of unknown origin, the Budhanilkantha statue is 5 meters in length and it lies in a reclining position inside a recessed tank of water (representing the cosmic sea) that is 13 meters in length. Called the Sleeping Vishnu, or Jalakshayan Narayan, the statue depicts the deity reclining on the twisting coils of the cosmic serpent Shesha

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Size: 3359px × 2259px
Location: Nepal
Photo credit: © Dr. Suresh Vasant / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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