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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure SSA-ind-004. God Vishnu Narayana (Moving on the Waters) in the aspect of Anantasayana (Sheshayana) resting on the coiled body of the cosmic serpent Shesha Ananta (Endless Remainder) under the protective canopy of seven (?) hooded cobra heads in the waters of the primordial ocean between the cycles of world's destruction and creation; newborn god Brahma sitting atop the lotus flower growing from Vishnu's navel; anthropomorphic mythical avian deity Garuda wearing serpent as an adornment standing beside; Vishnu's consort Lakshmi massaging his right leg. Top register: God Vishnu appearing in his third avatara as kaprocephalic (boar-headed) Varaha (Boar) saving the earth goddess Bhudevi (Bhumi, Prithivi) from the cosmic flood while subjugating the anthropomorphic, ophiocaude (serpent-tailed) naga (personification of the Ocean). |
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| Stone | High relief (Architectural panel, carved decoration) |
Unknown | TBD | Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, Central India |
Archaeological Mu- seum, Khajuraho, Inventory № ? |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Indian Expedition, 27 January - 6 March 2013). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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