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Narasimha, the lion-headed avatar of Vishnu, emerges from a stone pillar to disembowel the demon Hiranyakashipu. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

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Narasimha, the lion-headed avatar of Vishnu, emerges from a stone pillar to disembowel the demon Hiranyakashipu. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.