page_title: Brahala
hierarchical_section_title: Brahala
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Schaduwfiguur. Deze pop stelt Wisnu voor een van de Trimurti, de drie-eenheid van de Goden; Brahma, de schepper, Wisnu de onderhouder en Siwa de vernietiger. De kleur van Wisnu is blauw (soms zwart) en hij wordt geassocieerd met de windrichting noorden, kaja. In zijn demonische vorm is hij Kala Ireng, die regeert over de black bhuta's, demonen. Zijn attributen in zijn handen zijn een werprad (cakra), een knots (gada), een schelp en een dolk. Urs Ramseyer, The Art and Culture of Bali, Oxford University Press, 1977. Wajangpop voorstellende Wisnu Murti behorend bij de Tripurusa of Trimurti Unknown language: Wayang
context_page_description: Brahala is a big, scary giant of Indonesian mythology, the transformation of the God Vishnu while Vishnu's descendants perform the triwikrama ritual.
  In the arts of Indonesian shadow puppetry, Brahala is portrayed as a mountain-sized giant with a thousand heads and arms, each holding various kinds of weapons. described as having big frightening eyes. Brahala's name comes from the Javanese terms "Brah" and "Ala" meaning "scary face".
context_section_description: Brahala is a big, scary giant of Indonesian mythology, the transformation of the God Vishnu while Vishnu's descendants perform the triwikrama ritual.  
  In the arts of Indonesian shadow puppetry, Brahala is portrayed as a mountain-sized giant with a thousand heads and arms, each holding various kinds of weapons. described as having big frightening eyes. Brahala's name comes from the Javanese terms "Brah" and "Ala" meaning "scary face".
caption: The God Vishnu (Wisni) transforms into a Brahala
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