[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) › Narasimha # Narasimha The main figure represents Narasimha disembowelling the demon Hiranyakashipu. The eight-armed Narasimha stands on his bent right leg with the demon lying supine across his raised left leg which is held across the other leg. He clutches the demon who is holding a shield with two hands and disembowels him with two more. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1575–1675 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-24-1914](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-24-1914) · Pramāṇa