[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Lakshmi Narasimha # Lakshmi Narasimha This is a cast figure of Narasimha, the fourth incarnation (avatara) of Vishnu. Vishnu assumed this man-lion appearance in order to vanquish a demon king who could be overcome by neither man nor beast. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1700–1799 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.527-is](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.527-is) · Pramāṇa