| Photographer | Joe Morris |
| Date | 2002-12-14 |
| Exposure | 0.033 s (1/30) |
| Aperture | f/8.0 |
| Focal Length | 4.5mm |
| Flash Used | Yes |
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| Narasimha, the man-lion incarnation of Vishnu, Vittala temple. | |||||||||||||
| Like superheroes in need of a new power suit, Hindu gods reincarnate themselves in new forms, usually to complete a quest or task. Vishnu arrived on earth as Narasimha, his man-lion incarnation, to defeat the evil king Hiranyakashipu who had become overly powerful after Brahma gave him one too many blessings. There are a lot of Narasimha icons carved into the rock around Hampi. |
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