"Vande Vishnu Bhava-Bhaya Haram, Sarva-lokeyka Natham"- "I bow down to Vishnu, who removes all worldly fears from the heart, he who is the sole Lord of all realms."
Encompassing the might of the great Hindu preserver Lord in one word, Vishnu devotees in Southern India refer to the blue-skinned deity as "Perumal"- the great one.
Lord Perumal appears to have descended on the human sphere in this five-foot-high Panchaloha bronze statue, with all the heavenliness of his presence.
Iconographically drawing from the ancient texts on Shilpa, the icon of Sri Perumal is adorned with an imposing Kiritamukuta crown, embellished with Makara motif, reaching the forehead of Vishnu which has the Vaishnava U-shaped tilak.
Makarakrita kundala (earrings shaped like Makara) ornament Vishnu's ears- an attribute classically associated with him as a marker of his transcendental beauty.
A naturalistic depiction of Lord Perumal's animated countenance, and celestial physique, wrapped by a diaphanous dhoti and Kirtimukha waist belt adds layers of aesthetic brilliance to the idol.
Smiling as if to enchant the three realms, the four-armed Vishnu Perumal in this statue is the origin of all auspiciousness of Srishti.
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