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  Vamana

 

India

Indian fresco of the dwarf Vamana, the fifth avatar of Vishnu, in the form of a midget.

 

As an incarnation of Vishnu he is likewise portrayed with a blue complexion. His mother was Aditi and he is thus one of the twelve Adityas, as well as a younger brother of Indra.

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