The many forms of Vishnu: the Hindu god depicted across 15 centuries of art – in pictures (opens in new tab)

Fifteen centuries of South and Southeast Asian art has been devoted to Vishnu. The Hindu god is depicted in many forms, from the man-lion Narasimha to blue-skinned Krishna. Sydney’s Art Gallery of NSW (AGNSW) is displaying hundreds of ancient and modern interpretations of Vishnu’s image through a landmark exhibition, Avatar: Forms of Vishnu, running from 20 June to 5 October.