cover image: First Incarnation of Vishnu

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First Incarnation of Vishnu

This Pahari school painting shows the first incarnation of Vishnu as fish (Matsya). In this incarnation, he killed Shakhasam demon. shiva with other people is looking at the fight between Matsya avatar and demon. Four Vedas as human head are kept on a lotus leaf on the left corner.
artwork matsya pahari painting
Identifier
96.231/9
Material
Paper, Natural Colour
Pages
13 x 17 cm
Published in
Kashmir
Type
Painting