Saranga, India
Anantashayana Vishnu
Anantashayi Vishnu, also known as Anantashayana Vishnu, and Garbhodaxyi Vishnu 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 in the whole of India, measuring 15.4 metres in length, while the largest standing image is of Gomateshwara in Southern India.
- City
- Saranga
- Country
- India
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
Background: Wikipedia