SOLD Bronze Yoga Narasimha Statue 22"

Height:         22 inches
Width Base: 14 inches
Depth Base: 13 inches
Weight:        77 pounds
Materials:     Panchaloha bronze made of 5 metals; Copper, Tin, Zinc, with small amounts of Gold & Silver
Casting:       Lost Wax Method

"O' Angry and brave Maha-Vishnu, your heat and fire permeate everywhere. O Lord Narasimha, you are everywhere. You are the death of death and I surrender to You."

Defining Features of the Statue: Narasimha is the half man half lion avatar of Lord Vishnu who killed the demon Hiranyakashipu . After killing Hiranyakashipu none of the present demigods were able to calm Narasimha's fury, not even Shiva. All the gods and goddesses called his consort, the goddess Lakshmi, but even she was also unable to calm Narasimha’s rage. At the request of Brahma, Prahlada, a devotee of Lord Vishnu, was presented to Narasimha, and finally, he was calmed by the prayers of his devotee. Once Narasimha was calm he assumed a yogic pose, which is represented in the above statue.

The bronze yoga Narasimha statue is a replica of a stone Yoga Narasimha statue in Hampi, India.

Narasimha is seated in a cross leg position with his two of his four arms resting on his knees. There is a belt with designs encircling his back and knees holding him in the cross leg position. He wears a beautiful array of rings, armlets, anklets and necklaces including a Brahmin's thread that goes across his chest and back. In his other two hands he holds a discus and conch showing him to be the 4th avatar of Lord Vishnu.

Along the sides of the base are two, vertical poles. The poles are used by the faithful in India to strap two bamboo poles to the bronze Narasimha sculpture and carry him around in procession before the god is placed into the inner sanctum of the temple. Hindus believe that the actual god lies within all statues of the god. Only by physically seeing the god is a Hindu able to experience the god. Therefore the gods are often carried around the temple for all people to see and experience in the presence of the god.

Care: The piece can be used both indoors and outdoors. Dust the piece regularly. If you would like the piece to shine use a cotton cloth with some coconut oil or other natural oil to wipe down the statue.

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