Standing Vishnu as Keshava, Hoysala period, first quarter of the 12th century, India (Karnataka, probably Belur), Stone, H. 56 1/2 in. (143.5 cm); W. 28 in. (71.1 cm), Sculpture, Dasoja of Balligrama, A Hindu text favored by the Hoysalas cites twenty-four names for Vishnu, beginning with Keshava. Each name is associated with a form, and all of the forms have four arms and hold the same attributes: a shankha (conch battle trumpet), a gada (mace), a chakra (war discus), and a padma (lotus)
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