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title: Vishnu
author: British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/966/vishnu/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Vishnu
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/966.jpg)
## Image Caption
A [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) statue of the [Hindu](https://www.worldhistory.org/hinduism/) [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) Vishnu represented as the avatar Kurma, the [giant](https://www.worldhistory.org/Giants/) tortoise, 18th-19th century CE. (British Museum, London).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, B. (2012, November 21). Vishnu. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, British. "Vishnu." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 21, 2012. .
### MLA
Museum, British. "Vishnu." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Nov 2012, .
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