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Who is Vishnu? And what is an 'avatar'? Hear more about the major winter exhibition Avatar: Forms of Vishnu from the curators Melanie Eastburn and Chaitanya Sambrani.

Top image:: Installation view of the Avatar: Forms of Vishnu exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, featuring works by Desmond Lazaro and Cambodian Vishnu statue from the early 800s, photo © Art Gallery of New South Wales, Jenni Carter

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