Vishnu with Lakshmi and Sarasvati
An outstanding architectural stele encompassing a divine court around Vishnu. At over two metres in height, it bears witness to the confident scale of eastern Indian Hindu image-making.
An outstanding architectural stele encompassing a divine court around Vishnu. At over two metres in height, it bears witness to the confident scale of eastern Indian Hindu image-making.
The surviving object, text or monument is documented by the linked museum, UNESCO record or scholarly reference. The illustration reproduced in this commemorative page is an original modern interpretation, not a photograph of the object itself. The institution’s own collection page should be consulted to see the original.
As part of the wider legacy of the Pal Empire, this record connects royal history with the devotional, artistic and intellectual life of eastern India. Its importance goes beyond decoration: it is evidence of the beliefs, institutions and skills that structured an imperial civilisation.
In the historical record
- ◆11th–12th century · Black stone
- ◆Hindu sculpture
- ◆Primary object record linked below
This is a commemorative account, not a claim of uninterrupted political supremacy or documentary certainty. Royal eulogies, later literature and modern reconstructions are distinguished where possible.