Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Vishnu on Garuda

 
Original - An 18-century painting of blue-skinned Vishnu along with Lakshmi flying through the sky on the Garuda — a portrayal dubbed "Avatar the prequel"[1] for its conceptual similarity with a scene in James Cameron's Avatar film - Painting in LACMA from Rajasthan, Bundi, c.1730
Reason
Unique, ancient original painting of the blue-skinned Hindu god Vishnu riding the gigantic bird Garuda. This is a very traditional image in Hinduism, which a reporter from San Francisco Examiner recently dubbed "Avatar the prequel" It is slightly substandard per the recommended resolution, but I am not aware of any higher resolution version of it.
Articles in which this image appears
Vishnu, Garuda, Themes in Avatar
Creator
Published by User:Redtigerxyz. The original creator of the image is unknown.

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 18:49, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  1. ^ Gereben, Janos (February 15, 2009). "Avatar, the prequel, at the Asian Art Museum". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved February 17, 2010.