This can be seen in the famous Chennakesava Temple at Belur dedicated to Vishnu and in the Hoysaleswara temple at Halebidu dedicated to Shiva.

The Doddagaddavalli Lakshmi Devi (" Goddess of Wealth ") Temple is an exception as it is dedicated to neither Vishnu nor Shiva.

Vishnu sheltered by the five-headed Shesha, Parsurameswar Temple, Bhubaneswar.

Vishnu as Narasimha kills Hiranyakashipu, stone sculpture from the Hoysaleswara Temple in Halebidu, Karnataka

He ran to the Tirupati Temple of Lord Vishnu and ran to the main door of the temple.

Other place where Diwali is celebrated in Melbourne is Sri Shiva Vishnu Temple, Carrum Downs.

Yajna being performed at Vishnu Yangna Kunda on the occasion of Kumbhabhishekam of renovated Gunjanarsimhaswamy Temple at T. Narsipura

The pillar, 7. 21 metre high and weighing more than six tonnes, was originally erected by Chandragupta II Vikramaditya ( 375 – 414 AD ) in front of a Vishnu Temple complex at Udayagiri around 402 AD, and later shifted by Aangpal in 10th Century AD from Udaygiri to its present location.

Anangpal built a Vishnu Temple here and wanted this pillar to be a part of that temple.

A statue of Mohandas Gandhi can be seen at the Lord Vishnu Temple.

The Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple at Carrum Downs

Carving on the doors of Shiva Vishnu Temple

The Shri Shiva Vishnu Hindu Temple is located in this suburb.

A sculpture of Vishnu sitting atop a large cobra is at Hutchimali Temple.

The Guruvayur Temple is a famous Krishna temple and is one of the most important places of worship for Hindus and is often referred to as " Bhooloka Vaikuntam " which translates to the holy abode of Vishnu on Earth.

The temple holds the annual Karthika Vilakku festival, as well as it is a participant of the equally popular festival of Thrissur Pooram. In Pannimkulangara Temple chief deity is Varahamoorthi the incarnation of Vishnu along with Goddess Lakshmi.

Rangaji Temple, built in 1851 is dedicated to Lord Ranganatha or Rangaji depicted as Lord Vishnu in his sheshashayi pose, resting on the coils of the sacred Sesha Naga.

The most popular temple today is Vishnupad Temple, a place along the Falgu River, marked by a footprint of Vishnu incised into a block of basalt, that marks the act of Lord Vishnu subduing Gayasur by placing his foot on Gayasur's chest.

Buddhist tradition regards the footstep in the Vishnupad Temple as a footstep of Buddha ( who is regarded as an Avatar of Vishnu by Hindus ).

To the North east of the Temple Complex is the Vishnu Temple or the Radha Kanta ’ s Temple.

* Lakshmiramana Temple, dedicated to God Lord Vishnu

Depictions of Vishnu are prominent at Angkor Wat, the 12th century temple that was originally dedicated to Vishnu.

It is not clear how Ketakar arrived at these figures, and his second planet, Vishnu, was never located.

Vishnu with Lakshmi ( Lakshminarayana ) at Halebidu

Generally Vaishnava temples are dedicated to Keshava ( or to Chennakeshava, meaning " Beautiful Vishnu ") while a small number are dedicated to Lakshminarayana and Lakshminarasimha ( Narayana and Narasimha both being Avatars, or physical manifestations, of Vishnu ) with Lakshmi, consort of Vishnu, seated at his feet.

From that day onward, Garuda was the ally of the gods and the trusty mount of Vishnu, as well as the implacable enemy of snakes, upon whom he preyed at every opportunity.

The major geologic exposures in the Grand Canyon range in age from the 2 billion year old Vishnu Schist at the bottom of the Inner Gorge to the 230 million year old Kaibab Limestone on the Rim.

But other legend states that Balarama was an incarnation of Shesh Naag and hence Buddha is the ninth avatar of Vishnu and Kalki the tenth one who is yet to come at the end of Kaliyuga.

Indra used the foam ( which Vishnu had entered to ensure victory ) from the waves of the ocean to kill him at twilight.

Rock-cut sculpture of Vishnu in his Varaha incarnation at the Udayagiri Caves, near Vidisha, carved when the city was a provincial capital of the Gupta Empire.

Hiranyakashipu eventually becomes so angry and upset at his son's devotion to Vishnu ( whom he sees as his mortal enemy ) that he decides he must kill him, but each time he attempts to kill the boy, Prahlada is protected by Vishnu's mystical power.

His eyes stare adoringly up at the face of Vishnu.

The final part deals with his efforts to kill his son Prahlada ( a devotee of Vishnu ) and his subsequent death at the hands of Narasimha.

After his brother Hiranyaksha's death at the hands of the Varaha avatar of Vishnu, Hiranyakashipu, started to abhor Vishnu.

Hiranyakashipu eventually becomes so angry and upset at his son's devotion to Vishnu ( who he sees as his mortal enemy ) that he decides he must kill him but each time he to attempts to kill the boy, Prahlada is protected by Vishnu's mystical power.

Ravana mocks her austerities and her devotion to Vishnu ; finding himself firmly rejected at every turn, he tries to molest Vedavati, pulling her hair.

In the Bhagavata Purana, Ravana and his brother, Kumbhakarna were said to be reincarnations of Jaya and Vijaya, gatekeepers at Vaikuntha, the abode of Vishnu and were cursed to be born in Earth for their insolence.

In the future at the home of Vishnu worthy, one from the mud / sediment will arise / be born.

According to Hindu mythology, goddess of prosperity and wife of Lord Vishnu, Maha Laxmi also witnessed the whole incident, as she was also present in the Dham at that time.

Krishna, another divine king of Hindu legend, who plays a key role in the Mahabharata epic and is revered as the eighth reincarnation ( Avatar ) of the Hindu god Vishnu, is said to have been born in the city of Mathura, in Uttar Pradesh.

The only temple dedicated to the Kurma Avatar of Vishnu is located in Srikurmam, Andhra Pradesh

The design which flourished in eastern Indian state of Orissa and Northern Andhra Pradesh are called Kalinga style of architecture. The style consists of three distinct type of temples namely Rekha Deula, Pidha Deula and Khakhara Deula. The former two are associated with Vishnu, Surya and Shiva temple while the third is mainly with Chamunda and Durga temples. The Rekha deula and Khakhara deula houses the sanctum sanctorum while the Pidha Deula constitutes outer dancing and offering halls.

Teli Mandir, near Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, marks the presence of Vishnu on earth.