Elements of Hindu Iconography v1.c11.66

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The Śaiva accounts state that Narasimha, after killing Hiraṇyakaśipu, grew arrogant and harsh. Śiva thereupon assumed the form of a śarabha, a mythical creature held to be partly bird and partly the beast lion, tore up Narasimha and wore his skin as a garment, using his face as an ornament on the chest.