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# Narasinha, the fourth avatar of Vishnu

Painting, opaque watercolour on paper, depicting Narasinha, the fourth avatar of Vishnu, in the form of a man-lion tearing King Hiranya-kasipu to pieces. Narasinha, the fourth avatar of Vishnu, in the form of a man-lion tearing King Hiranya-kasipu to pieces.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1775–1784 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-192-1953](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-192-1953) · Pramāṇa
