shrine with malla stone sculpture narashima lion man avatar vishnu slaying the asura hiranyakashipu kathmandu |
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| navigate by keyword : hindu hinduism vishnu vaishnavism incarnation destroy evil protector narashima lion man torso deity god destruction hiranyakashipu asura dharma temple religion religious statue sculpture faith mythology purana slay kill disembowel kathmandu durbar square stone depiction important historical heritage art artwork symbol artistic culture cultural malla lap vedic shrine altar demon |
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| Narasimha is an important figure in Hindu mythology and is known primarily as the 'Great Protector' who destroys evil. He is the 4th avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu who incarnated as a part-lion, part-man deity to slay the asura Hiranyakashipu. |
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