Sujet

India: Vishnu as Vishvarupa. Watercolour painting, Jaipur, Rajasthan, c. 1800-1820. Vishnu (Sanskrit ?????? Vi??u) is the Supreme god in the Vaishnavite tradition of Hinduism. Smarta followers of Adi Shankara, among others, venerate Vishnu as one of the five primary forms of God. Vishnu as the Cosmic Man (Vishvarupa) is portrayed here with four arms, each holding one of his attributes: a conch shell, a lotus flower, a mace and his circular wand, called Sudarshana chakra (meaning 'beautiful disc'). The small figures all over his body refer to his role as the Universal Man who encompasses all.

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Photographe : Pictures From History, CPA Media Pte Ltd

Date

11 oct. 2012

Crédit

Photo12/Alamy/Pictures From History, CPA Media Pte Ltd

Notre référence

LMY25T01_2NJWW39

Utilisation

uniquement en France

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

36,7Mo (1,7Mo) / 25,1cm x 36,6cm / 2966 x 4325 (300dpi)

Mots clés

1800 1800-1820 1820 19th century art arts asia asia image asia pictures asian asian images asian pictures conch conch shell cosmic deity god hari hindu hinduism historical historical images historical pictures history history images history pictures india indian jaipur lotus mace narayana painting paintings rajasthan rajasthani rajput religion religious south asia south asian sudarshana chakra vaishnavism vaishnavite vishnu vishnu vishvarupa vishvarupa visnu watercolor watercolour