Vishnu Chaturmurti

This sculpture takes the form of a pillar, with four figures of the Hindu god Vishnu emerging from the shaft. This four-fold manifestation is known as ‘caturmurti’. There are three representations of Vishnu in his supreme form as Para-Vasudeva, and one in his man-lion appearance (‘Narasimha avatara’).

Kind

artefact

Date

800–1000 CE