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central Java. This includes physiognomy of central Java, an exaggerated volume of garment, and some elaboration of the jewelry. This decorative scheme once formulated became, with very little modification, an accepted norm for sculptures throughout the
Central Javanese period (circa 730–930 CE). Despite the iconographic peculiarities, the stylistic antecedents of the Java sculptures can be traced back to Indian carvings as the Chalukya and Pallava images of the 6th–7th centuries CE.
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in competition for power. Namuci suggests peace to Indra, which the latter accepts. He demands Indra to promise that he will neither try to slay him with his "palm of the hand nor with the fist", neither in day nor in night, neither with "anything that is dry" nor with "anything that is moist". Indra
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Narasimha legend was influential by the 5th-century, when various Gupta Empire kings minted coins with his images or sponsored inscriptions that associated the ethos of Narasimha with their own. The kings thus legitimized their rule as someone like Narasimha who fights evil and persecution. Some
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Telangana and Andhra Pradesh States in numerous forms. Although, it is common that each of the temples contain depictions of Narasimha in more than one form, Ahobilam contains nine temples of Narasimha dedicated to the nine forms of Narasimha. It is also notable that
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After Namuci is killed, the gods get all the powers back, but discover that Namuci had drunk the Soma already. The good was thus now mixed with his badness of his blood, which they did not want to drink. So, they extract the good out from the bad. Thus, good returns to the Devas, the bad is
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Narasimha. When Narasimha defeated and drove Virabhadra away, Vishnu and Shiva manifested as Gandaberunda as Narasimha and Sharabha. Narasimha as Gandabherunda and Sharabha fought for 18 days. Narasimha as Gandaberunda disemboweled and killed Sharabha on the 18th day, after which
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Hiraṇyakashipu, unable to control his anger, smashed the pillar with his mace, and following a tumultuous sound, Vishṇu in the form of
Narasimha appeared from it and moved to attack Hiraṇyakashipu in defense of Prahlāda. In order to kill Hiraṇyakashipu and not upset the boon given by
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Narasimha is a significant iconic symbol of creative resistance, hope against odds, victory over persecution, and destruction of evil. He is the destructor of not only external evil, but also one's own inner evil of "body, speech, and mind" states
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to destroy the chaos that happened in the universe. After disemboweling and killing Hiranyakashipu, Narasimha's power was wrongly thought to threaten the world by the deities. At the behest of the gods and goddesses, Shiva sent his form of
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Narasimha is always shown with a lion face with clawed fingers fused with a human body. Sometimes he is coming out of a pillar signifying that he is everywhere, in everything, in everyone. Some temples such as at
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The layout of this matha is almost like that of the Parakāla - matha above described. Here too in the central shrine are kept a few bronze images, including that of Lakshmi Narasimha, the presiding deity of that
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Some of the oldest Narasimha terracotta artworks have been dated to about the 2nd century CE, such as those discovered in Kausambi. A nearly complete, exquisitely carved standing Narasimha statue, wearing a
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dance-drama performance arts of Tamil Nadu traditionally celebrate the annual Narasimha jayanti festival by performing the story within regional Narasimha temples.
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Narasimha was in rage and seeing this, Brahma sent Prahlada to pacify him. Prahlada sang hymns and the 'Ugra' Narasimha now became peaceful 'Soumya' Narasimha.
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where is He? If He is everywhere, then why is He not present before me in this pillar?" Prahlāda then answered, "He was, He is and He will be."
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Animals in Stone: Indian Mammals Sculptured Through Time
3029:"Eight sacred names of Lord Narsimha to remove the fear"
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his flesh, along with broken pieces of pillar which you
1364:) – the one who has a wide mouth and projecting teeth,
3191:
The Bhagavata Purana: Sacred Text and Living Tradition
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You tore him apart with your split claws and scattered
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because of your love for him. You attacked and ruined
3861:, Artibus Asiae, Vol. 56, No. 3/4 (1996), pp. 291–301
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Narasiṁha Avatāra, The Half-Man/Half-Lion Incarnation
2885:
2883:
2866:. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 127 with footnote 1.
2676:. Directorate of Archaeology and Museums. p. 9.
3194:. Columbia University Press. pp. 21–23, 32–35.
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Narasiṁha Avatar, The Half-Man/Half-Lion Incarnation
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perhaps the earliest image of Narasiṃha as yet known
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Bhadra-narasimha: another fierce aspect of Narasimha
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man was not disrespectful to his father who deserved
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2009:The Narasimha legends have been a part of various
1627:disrespect. You embraced Prahalathan’s fine chest
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3928:Iconography and Symbolism of Pañcamukha Narasimha
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3441:Just Love: The Essence of Everything, Volume 3
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3221:. Oxford University Press. pp. 125–126.
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3859:Man and Man-Lion: The Philadelphia Narasiṁha
2083:emblems. This lion, flanked by five heroes (
1874:Sarvatomukha-narasimha: many-faced Narasimha
1642:split and came out, in your Narasimhan form.
1384:) – the one for whom nails are his weapons,
1174:(monastery) dedicated to him by the name of
3674:. University of California Press. pp.
3529:. University of California Press. pp.
3494:Alexandra Anna Enrica van der Geer (2008).
3411:Vishwananda, Paramahamsa Sri Swami (2017).
2152:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
1598:plagiat within the so-called Sangam texts.
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3641:. University of California Press. p.
3417:. Bhakti Marga Publications. p. 374.
2511:Ramtek Kevala Narasimha temple inscription
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3670:Indian Sculpture: Circa 500 B.C.-A.D. 700
3637:Indian Sculpture: Circa 500 B.C.-A.D. 700
3621:Notae Numismaticae. Zapiski numizmatyczne
3525:Indian Sculpture: Circa 500 B.C.-A.D. 700
3362:. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 132–134.
3335:. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 809–858.
3188:Ravi M. Gupta; Kenneth R. Valpey (2013).
2863:Indian Theatre: Traditions of Performance
2230:Sri Kadiri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple
2172:Learn how and when to remove this message
1854:Krodha or ugra narasiṃha: angry Narasimha
1227:Narasimha is one of the major deities in
3468:Prahlad and Holika: The Narasimha Avatar
3129:Journal of the American Oriental Society
3094:Journal of the American Oriental Society
2554:. Oxford University Press. p. 223.
1224:wicked father and demon Hiranyakashipu.
3248:. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 35–38.
3135:(1). American Oriental Society: 36–40.
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3599:. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 27–28.
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3444:. BoD – Books on Demand. p. 75.
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2935:. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 60.
1634:with great strength, leaping upon his
1607:O Lord with faultless red eyes! With
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3500:. BRILL Academic. pp. 404–407.
2450:Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Dharmapuri
2309:Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Haranhalli
2291:Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Bhadravati
2150:adding citations to reliable sources
1851:Guha-narasiṃha: concealed Narasimha
1586:states that the hymns dedicated to
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16:Man-lion avatar of Hindu god Vishnu
2300:Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Javagala
2196:Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Ahobilam
1980:Coins, inscriptions and terracotta
1394:) – the whose face is of lion and
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3055:, Ralph T.H. Griffith, Wikisource
2995:For English summary, see page 80
2799:. Penguin Books. pp. 50–53.
1857:Vira-narasimha: warrior Narasimha
1845:Prahladavarada: blessing Prahlada
1828:Yoga Narasimha, bronze, ca. 1250.
1774:In a story of this incident, the
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3560:Journal of Contemporary Religion
2929:Elgood, Heather (1 April 2000).
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37:God of Protection, Destruction,
3830:An Early Sculpture of Narasiṁha
3438:Vishwananda, Sri Swami (2019).
3218:A Dictionary of Asian Mythology
2969:(3/4): 291–301 with footnotes.
2932:Hinduism and the Religious Arts
2210:Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Temple
1594:has branded the Paripatal as a
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1320:Nrisimha, Nrisingha, Narasingha
3356:S. M. Srinivasa Chari (1994).
3242:S. M. Srinivasa Chari (1994).
3053:The Rigveda Mandala 1 Hymn 154
2772:. Penguin Books. p. 148.
2730:. Penguin Books. p. 148.
2379:Bhubaneshvara Narasimha Temple
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2429:Yoga Narasimha Perumal Temple
2047:Daśāvatāra Stotra by Jayadeva
1564:the paripatal-metre anthology
1428:The Vishnu hymn 1.154 of the
3332:Sixty Upanishads of the Veda
3294:. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag.
2602:Blurton, T. Richard (1993).
2363:Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Temple
2334:Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Temple
1944:period, 12th -13th century,
1770:Vaishnava and Shaiva stories
1536:or Yuganta and described as
1404:) – king of animals (lion).
3934:The story of Lord Narasimha
3899:Soifer, Deborah A. (1991).
2670:Rangachar Vasantha (1991).
2641:An Introduction to Hinduism
2551:Handbook of Hindu Mythology
2548:George M. Williams (2008).
1659:Nrisimha Tapaniya Upanishad
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3484:, p. 85, K.P.1.15.70.
3471:. SA Krishnan. p. 30.
2997:Schmid, Charlotte (1997).
2347:Kozha Sri Narasimha Temple
21:Narasimha (disambiguation)
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3572:10.1080/13537900802630489
3554:Vemsani, Lavanya (2009).
3521:Pratapaditya Pal (1986).
2793:Nanditha Krishna (2009).
2581:. Springer. p. 183.
2420:Namakkal Narasimha Temple
2041:The Narasiṃha Mahā-Mantra
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3316:"Ettuthokai – Paripādal"
2902:Verghese, Anila (1995).
2441:Lakshmi Narasimha Temple
2219:Vedadri Narasimha Temple
2201:Lakshmi Narasimha Temple
2044:Narasiṃha Praṇāma Prayer
1416:Narasimha, 5th century,
3623:, Issue 10, pages 63-85
3015:10.3406/arasi.1997.1401
2908:. Manohar. p. 39.
2839:. Penguin Books India.
2637:Gavin D. Flood (1996).
2478:Narasimha Temple, Nadia
2282:Narasimha Temple, Seebi
2234:Sri Sathya Sai district
1904:(Uttar Pradesh) and in
1453:The Indra-Namuci legend
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3329:Deussen, Paul (1997).
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3161:Walter Ruben (1968),
2766:Roshen Dalal (2010).
2724:Roshen Dalal (2010).
2388:Puri Narasimha Temple
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4177:Animals in Hinduism
3930:, R. Kalidos (1987)
3857:Michael W. Meiste,
3828:Abdul Waheed Khan,
3785:. 27 September 2012
3271:, pp. 123–124.
3269:Kamil Zvelebil 1973
3033:www.speakingtree.in
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3606:978-1-349-08642-9
3540:978-0-520-05991-7
3507:978-90-04-16819-0
3451:978-3-96343-046-6
3424:978-3-940381-71-2
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3342:978-81-208-1467-7
3255:978-81-208-1098-3
3228:978-0-19-512053-0
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3174:Steven J. Rosen,
3082:, pp. 37–39.
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2873:978-81-208-0981-9
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2561:978-0-19-533261-2
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