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Illustration of an Indian woman holding a flower
Eastern Encounters: The Queen's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse
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INDIAN SCHOOL, PAHARI STYLE, 19TH CENTURY

Hiranyakashipu asks Prahlada whether Vishnu is in the pillar in front of him

c. 1810

RCIN 925238

Prahlada asserts that Vishnu is the omnipresent, supreme controller of the Universe. Hiranyakashipu asks ‘then why do I not see Him in this pillar in front of me?’. When his son replies that Vishnu is indeed inside the pillar, the king instructs his demons to destroy it.
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