Anantashayana Vishnu
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Anantashayi Vishnu, also known as Anantashayana Vishnu (both literally "sleeping on the serpent Ananta"), is a large open air horizontal rock relief of the Hindu god Vishnu, carved during the early 9th century in Saranga village, under the Parjang police station, in the Dhenkanal district of Orissa, India. It is located on the left bank of the Brahmani River. It is the largest such exposed rock cut structure in the horizontal position measuring 15.4 metres (51 ft) in length, in the whole of India,[1][2] while the largest standing image is of Gomateshwara in Southern India.[citation needed] It is a protected monument maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India, Bhubaneswar Circle. Worship is still offered to the four armed reclining Vishnu.[1]
Anantashayana Vishnu, Saranga | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Dhenkanal district |
Deity | Vishnu |
Location | |
Location | On the left bank of the Brahmani River |
State | Orissa |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 20°55′43.34″N 85°14′48.74″E |
Architecture | |
Completed | 9th Century |
Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |