Varaha (Boar Incarnation of Vishnu) Conquering Hiranayaksa
Artist:
ODISHA (FORMERLY ORISSA), INDIA
Date: about 1970
Location where collected:Orissa, India
Medium: Poster paint on cardboard
Dimensions:
9 × 12 in. (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
Other (mat): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Classification: Visual Works
Credit Line: Gift of J.T. Cowles
Object number: 1983.13.6
Descriptionthe god Vishnu in his third incarnation as Varaha (the Boar), armed to do battle with the demon Hiranayaksa, when the earth was submerged by a deluge; the demon held the earth prisoner; he is green; Vishnu is blue with fangs, background red with yellow border design
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In Collection(s)
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