[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) › Vishnu Chaturmurti # 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 --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-30-1987](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-30-1987) · Pramāṇa