page_title: Macranthropy
hierarchical_section_title: Macranthropy
caption_attribution_description: Vishnu as the Cosmic Man (Vishvarupa) Opaque watercolour on paper Jaipur, Rajasthan c. 1800-50 The blue-skinned Hindu god Vishnu is shown with four arms, each holding one of his attributes: a conch shell, a lotus flower, a mace and his circular wand, called Sudarshana chakra (meaning 'beautiful disc'). The small figures all over his body refer to his role as the Universal Man who encompasses all of creation: the Vishvarupa (literally 'all forms'). Wikipedia Loves Art at the Victoria and Albert Museum This photo of item # IS.33-2006 at the Victoria and Albert Museum was contributed under the team name "va_va_val" as part of the Wikipedia Loves Art project in February 2009. Victoria and Albert Museum The original photograph on Flickr was taken by Val_McG—please add a comment to the original Flickr page whenever a use has been made on Wikipedia or another project. Project galleries on Flickr: this institution, this team
context_page_description: Macranthropy is the allegorical portrayal of the universe as a giant anthropomorphic body with the various components of the universe assigned to corresponding body parts.
  Macranthropy has made appearances in Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient India.
context_section_description: Macranthropy is the allegorical portrayal of the universe as a giant anthropomorphic body with the various components of the universe assigned to corresponding body parts.
  Macranthropy has made appearances in Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient India.
caption: The Hindu Supreme God Vishnu depicted as the Cosmic man (Vishvarupa), with the whole Hindu universe in it.
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