[INDOLOGY] depiction of Hiraṇyakaśipu in Orissan art

[Rolf Heinrich Koch]

Dear Gaia,

may be this link is helpful? It is a thesis from 1984:

https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/essay/narasimha-purana-study-and-introduction

Best

Heiner

Am 07.10.2026 um 09:53 schrieb Gaia Pintucci via INDOLOGY:
> Dear list members,
>
> I am examining a small recent (20th c.?)
> palm-leaf manuscript that reproduces the first
> prabandha of the first sarga of Jayadeva's
> Gītagovinda, along with miniatures
> of the ten avatāras.
>
> Narasiṃha is quite predictably depicted in the
> act of tearing open Hiraṇyakaśipu's stomach.
> In this connection, I would appreciate very
> much if someone could point me towards other
> manuscript miniatures, or paintings of other kind
> and size, which depict Hiraṇyakaśipu in the
> same or other scenes (and/or the books,
> journals, websites, etc., in which I can find them).
> I would like to compare his appearance
> (beginning with his complexion) across
> multiple paintings.
> Since I am almost sure that this manuscript is
> a product of Orissa, it would be ideal to start
> from Orissan art.
>
> All the very best,
>
> Gaia Pintucci
>
>
>
>
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