This Harihara has the Avatars on it. That has not been seen by Imtiyaz before
it is from Nasik
Harihara Shankara Narayan I believe this is 2020
also called Govind Bhairvaa
Ayappa is son of Mohini and Siva
te Harnihara was created by Brahman to end sectarean conflict of Vishnu and Siva sects
worshipped by both Vishnu and Siva community
15th century in fact and nicely worshipped piece
Ayyappan = sabari sabarimala
Tamil form is Aiyannar protects villagers by riding around then became horse
this is rare, once in a lifetime piece
it is a masterpiece
Imtiyaz says that looking at it, the figure on the bottom left of the prabhavali is Kalki you can see his sword
and he feels that the one second from left on top, with the well-defined eyes, is Narasimha
on the right, thrid up from bottom or second down from top is boar, Varaha, and below that is the tortoise
9 planets below and the horse and
can compare to Sridhar’s site where he shows two similar pieces, but without the Avatars
South Indian images of Gods and Goddesses by H K Sastri, page 151 is a reference given by Sridhar
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