Lord Ulagalantha Perumal is how Vamana is worshipped in South India. The dwarf avatara (earthly incarnation) of Lord Vishnu, He is known to have tested the humility of King Mahabali and rewarded Him with immortality.
The murti that you see on this page is the traditional iconography associated with this one-of-a-kind Vishnu avatara. On the head of the great King stands the Lord.
By assuming gigantic proportions, He had wrested from Mahabali both paraloka and ihaloka by the mere tread of His two feet. Because it put Mahabali at a loss as to how to fulfill his promise of three paces of space to the deceptive Vamana, He offered to the Lord his head instead. This murti captures that moment of mutual victory between deva and daitya.
Fashioned from the medium of panchaloha, a careful blend of five iron-based alloys, it depicts the glory of Ulugalantha Perumal. Ashtabhujadhari (possessed of four arms), one leg raised high by the side as if in the midst of a complex dance routine. A tall crown, and a slender body. Both the faces of Ulugalantha Perumal and Mahabali have been carved with perfect symmetry and aesthetic detail.
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