Important bronce figure of Hindu God Vishnu

Vishnu the Preserver is most often portrayed holding the militant attributes that symbolize his protective role. Here he holds a chakra (war discus) in his upper left hand and a shankha (conch battle trumpet) in his upper right. His lower left hand makes the gesture of resting on a gada (mace), while his lower right hand is held in abhayamudra (the gesture that allays fear).

This elaborate sculpture of the god Vishnu shows him at the center holding his usual attributes: a chakra (war discus), a conch-shell trumpet, and a gada (mace). He wears a tall miter and a long garland of flowers. His head is surrounded by an ornate nimbus with bands of lotus petals, flames and a halo.

Flanking his legs are his two wives.

On each side above them are two Sharabha (bird-lions) from which plant life emanates and his avatars sanding on it. On the center top a Sinh Vyala (lion-headed Vyala) oversees and protects the God.