ID: 901000860 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000860	Record Type: Character/Person

	Narayana (Hindu deity)

Note: The Supreme God in his infinite all pervading form. In the Vedas and Puranas, described as having the divine blue colour of water-filled clouds, four-armed, holding a padma (lotus flower), Kaumodaki (mace), Panchajanya shankha (conch) and the Sudarshana Chakra (discus).

Names:

	Narayana (Hindu deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Nārāyaṇa (Hindu deity) (English,U,N)
	नारायण (Hindu deity) (Sanskrit,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Hindu iconography> (P)
		........<Hindu characters> (P)
		............Narayana (Hindu deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	manifestation of .... Vishnu
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Hindu iconography, Hindu characters, Vishnu (Hindu deity)) [901000395]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Hinduism
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Narayana (Hindu deity)
	................Pal, Indian Sculpture (1986-1988)
	Nārāyaṇa (Hindu deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85089793
	नारायण (Hindu deity)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayana

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Pal, Indian Sculpture (1986-1988)
	................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85089793
	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narayana#/media/File:Badami_Cave_Temples_51.jpg
	................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/78252