Significance
In South Indian art – sculptures, bronzes and paintings – Vishnu's incarnation as Narasimha is one of the most chosen themes and amongst Avatars perhaps next only to Rama and Krishna in popularity.
Lord Narasimha also appears as one of Hanuman's 5 faces, who is a significant character in the Ramayana as Lord Raam's(Rama) devotee.
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