

He holds a lotus flower ( Padma) in his lower left hand, Kaumodaki gada (mace) in his lower right hand, Panchajanya shankha (conch) in his upper left hand and the Sudarshana Chakra (discus) in his upper right hand.Ī traditional depiction is Lord Vishnu reclining on the coils of Ananta, accompanied by his consort Goddess Lakshmi. In Hindu iconography, Vishnu has always been depicted as having a dark/pale blue complexion body with four arms. Ideal for Hindu religious use and festivals - like Janamashtami, Gokul ashtami. The other common names for Lord Vishnu are Narayana, Jagannath, Vasudeva, Vithoba, and Hari. Hindu God Lord Krishna Brass idol of baby lord Krishna, a Hindu god, dressed in bright yellow clothing, against a polka dotted aqua colored cloth background, sporting his legendary musical flute. The most prominent of his incarnations (i.e., avatars) are Lord Krishna in the epic Mahabharatha and Lord Rama in the epic Ramayana. Lord Vishnu takes various avatars ( Dashavatar or Dashavatharam) whenever the world is threatened with the evil forces.

Also check out the Lord Venkateswara images here.Īlong with Lord Brahma and Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu forms a Hindu trinity (Trimurti) like how three goddesses of Hinduism form a Tridevi ( Goddess Lakshmi, Goddess Saraswati and Goddess Parvathi). He is considered the Hindu God of preservation and Dashavatara refers to the ten avatars of Vishnu. Lord Vishnu Images: Lord Vishnu is also one of the principal deities forming the Hindu trinity and also the Supreme Being in Vaishnavism tradition.
