The Cosmic Egg

 

The Cosmic Egg
India: Rajput
Circa 1730 CE
 
According to the worshipers of Visnu, the cosmic egg (also known as the golden womb) emerges from the world ocean at the beginning of the ever-recurring cycle of creation as a result of the friction produced by wind and water. Visnu then enters the cosmic egg and, after a perod of quiescence, the creator of the god Brahma is born from his navel. With this, the creation of the manifest universe begins.
 
 
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