Lord Narasiṁha and Prahlāda Viṣṇu as Narasiṁha kills Hiraṇyakaśipu, stone sculpture from theHoysaleswara Temple in Halebidu, Karnataka jwala narasimharAzhar KovilMaduraiTamil nadu Bhagavata Purāṇa describes that Viṣṇu, in his previous avatar as Varāha, killed the asura Hiraṇayakṣa. The younger brother of Hirṇayakṣa, Hiraṇyakaśipu, wanted revenge on Viṣṇu and his followers. He undertook many years of austere…