Hayagriva
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Hayagriva is a Hindu deity, the horse-headed avatar of Vishnu. The purpose of this incarnation was to slay a danava also named Hayagriva, who had the head of a horse and the body of a human.
Painting of Hayagriva, Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram
Hayagriva in Khajuraho Lakshamana Temple
Hayagreevar Temple, adjacent to Koodal Azhagar Temple
Seen in center is Lakshmi Hayagreeva Vigraha at Parakala Mutt
Danava (Hinduism)
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In Hindu belief, the danavas are a race descending from Kashyapa and his wife Danu, a daughter of the progenitor god, Daksha. It is mentioned that there are one hundred danavas.
Hayagriva
…हयग्रीव IAST hayagrīva, lit. 'horse-necked one') is a Hindu deity, the horse-headed avatar of Vishnu. The purpose of this incarnation was to slay a danava also named Hayagriva (A descendant of Kashyapa and Danu), who had the head of a horse and the body of a human. Hayagriva is an avatar of the god Vishnu…
Matsya slays a danava called Hayagriva