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The central Vishnu head and side heads of Varaha and Narasimha may be influenced by other configurations in architecture. For example, Vishnu, Varaha and Narasimha may be depicted on back (western) and side (northern/southern) walls of temples. Varaha (rescues the earth from the cosmic waters at the beginning of an [[Kalpa (aeon)|eon]]), Vishnu (as a human) and Narasimha (destroying a demon) may represent creation, preservation and destruction – the three functions in the Hindu universe.<ref>Gail pp. 300, 305</ref> Vaikuntha Chaturmurti represents Vishnu as the [[Supreme Being]], Creator of the Universe.<ref name="met"/><ref name="KossakWatts2001"/> Also, Varaha and Narasimha are oldest in antiquity (avatars [[Matsya]] and [[Kurma]] which are described in sacred texts to be appearing before Varaha and Narasimha were associated with Vishnu at a later date).<ref name="Gail pp. 297-9, 306"/> Their presence in the iconography of Vaikuntha Chaturmurti suggests that this form originated in the Gupta era, where their cults were at their peak.<ref name="Desai39"/>
Many writers associate the boar and lion heads to the avatars Varaha and Narasimha, others associate with the ''Chaturvyuha''s, however the latter is heavily disputed.<ref name="ArtPal1989"/><ref name="museum"/><ref name="Gail pp. 297-9, 306">Gail pp. 297–9, 305–6</ref> The ''Vishnudharmottara Purana'' describes the ''Chaturvyuha''s – [[Krishna|Vāsudeva]] (Krishna), [[Balarama|Samkarshana]] (Balarama), [[Pradyumna]], [[Aniruddha]] – four manifestations of Vishnu. Though the text does not explicitly equate the two forms. Many modern indologists as well as Pancharatra followers associate both of them based on the association of Chaturvyuhas with [[guna]]s (qualities) in the ''Vishnudharmottara Purana'' and the Pancharatra texts. The gunas are in turn associated with Vaikuntha Chaturmurti. The human face is Vasudeva, who symbolizes strength/power (''bala''); the lion is Samkarshana, who is knowledge/wisdom (''jnana'') personified; the demonic form is
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