Narasimha (“Man-Lion”) Avatar

Fourth avatar or incarnation of the god
Vishnu, in which he appears as a figure
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Narasimha (“Man-Lion”) Avatar
with the head and shoulders of a lion,
but the torso and lower body of a man.
As with all of Vishnu’s avatars, this
appearance comes at a moment when
the cosmos is in crisis, and decisive
divine action is needed to restore cosmic equilibrium. See Man-Lion avatar.