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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 380776, member: 2844&quot;]He is beautiful, but he is not Hanuman. This represents some of the most prominent avatars or manifestations of Vishnu (the way he appeared in different situations).</p><p>I can see from left to right:</p><p>Varaha, with the boar&#039;s head.</p><p>Parashumara with the axe, he is a sage, so I think the human face is his.</p><p>Narasimha with the lion head. This is the central figure, who does look like Hanuman, but has holes for whiskers, like Narasimha.</p><p>The next one I can&#039;t identify, there are at least 39 Vishnu avatars, and it is not always easy to &#039;read&#039; the icongraphy of a specific region or cult.</p><p>The last one is Hayagriva with the horse&#039;s head.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think your magnificent bronze friend was made in India, but I can&#039;t pinpoint a region. My guess is Northern India, but that is just a guess, and a very large region.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the way the Vishnu avatars are usually depicted, as the Dashavatara, the ten avatars. It is the way he appeared to the hero Arjuna, lower left.</p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Avatars_of_Vishnu.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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