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# Lakshmi Narasimha

Narasimha sits cross-legged, his knees supported by a yoga strap, with both lower hands resting on his knees. He holds conch and a pierced chakra in his upper hands and his head is framed by a small solid aureole or headdress. His consort is exceptionally small, sitting on his left knee and turned fully sideways.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1400–1550 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-75-1942](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.im-75-1942) · Pramāṇa
