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1000 years old majestic “Vaikunta Vishnu/ Vaikuntha Chaturmurti” is from Lakshmana Temple Khajuraho. 

Vaikunta Vishnu/ Vaikuntha Chaturmurti was once worshipped widely in Kashmir region.

Though finding him in other parts of India is rare, this one from Madhya Bharath indicates about his worship out of Kashmir too. 

Verse 43, of the Yashovarman (Lakshavarman) inscription in the temple links the Murti to Kashmir.

The Verse 1 of Yashovarman Inscription mentions about the four forms in the Murti as Narasimha, Vishnu, Hayagriva (in the front) + Kapila (in the back). 

The Devis, Ayudha Purushas, Rishis, Avataras associated with Vishnu carved in the Prabhamandala (Frame) of this Murti would make separate study in itself. 

While the best stone carved Murti available from Kashmir is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, the best Murti of bronze one each are in Museum of Asian Art, Berlin & County Museum of Art, Los Angeles. 

A bust of Vaikuntha Murti from Mahru Pradesh (Rajasthan) can also be seen in the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum, Mumbai.

Credit Ramkrishna sir (Team lost Temples)

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