Tuesday, February 3, 2009

5th century(?)

5th century(?) Bhagwan Narasimha statue from Changunarayan Vishnu temple in the Changu village, Bhaktapur, Nepal. A fifth century stone inscription in the temple proclaims it as one of the oldest shrines of the Kathmandu Valley. The temple has some of the best examples of stone, wood, and metal craft with murtis for all dashavatara and of Viratvishnu/Mahavishnu. link

Narasimha, sculpted during the Sena Dynasty of Bengal (12th century CE), now in the National Museum of India in Delhi. Photo of September 1990.And of course, the most famous Narasimha of Hampi:

Narsinhapur town of MP, located near Itarasi on Mumbai-Howrah railway line, gets its name from the 18th century shrine constructed by Jat kings, dedicated to Bhagwan Narasimha. LinkAnd also Narsimhawadi town of Maharashtra...has an ancient shrine to Bhagwan
Narasimha... see this image In the most beautiful Chamba valley of Himachal Pradesh, is not so accessable town Bharmaur. Here is a complex known as Chaurasi Mandir - having 84 temples in one complex - dedicated mainly to Narasimha, Shiva (Mani Mahesh), Ganesh and Lakshami. Deserves separate description later. See image.

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