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Follow on Google News | Hindus commend Emory University for "Avatars of Vishnu" exhibition curated by studentsBy: USOH Various exhibits displayed in it reportedly include Churning of the Ocean, Eighteen-armed Vishnu (11th century sandstone), scene from Ramayana, dancing Krishna, Vishnu Reclining on the Cosmic Ocean (11th century sandstone), etc. Welcoming Emory University for exhibiting avatars (incarnations) Rajan Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, urged major art museums of the world, including Musee du Louvre and Musee d'Orsay of Paris, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Los Angeles Getty Center, Uffizi Gallery of Florence (Italy), Art Institute of Chicago, Tate Modern of London, Prado Museum of Madrid, National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, etc., to frequently organize Hindu art focused exhibitions, thus sharing the rich Hindu art heritage with the rest of the world. Hinduism, oldest and third largest religion of the world, has about 1.2 billion adherents and moksh (liberation) Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University, claimed to be "one of the premier museums in the Southeast" with "world-class permanent collections" End
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