The beautiful brass figure of the Preserver of the Universe Lord Vishnu is given an exquisite treatment with some sparkling designs. One of the Trinity Gods in Hinduism, the other two being Lord Brahma (Creation of the Universe) and Lord Shiva (Destruction and Regeneration), Lord Vishnu is responsible for the preservation of the Universe. In order to preserve and protect the devotees from impending catastrophe, the Lord takes incarnation in human forms. There are as many as ten incarnations of the Lord. He is here protected by the serpent over his head. Even His headgear is given a resplendent treatment with some exquisite carvings on it. His drapery and jewelries are also sparkling. On His two hands, the Protector of the Universe is holding conches and on His third hand is the bludgeon. The Lord is blessing His disciples with His fourth hand. His long drapery is flowing below His feet. A deep sense of aesthetic beauty and accomplishment is manifest in the beautiful figure.      

In the Puranas, Vishnu is described as having the divine color of clouds (dark-blue), four-armed, holding a lotus, mace, conch and chakra (wheel). Vishnu is also described in the Bhagavad Gita as having a 'Universal Form' (Vishvarupa) which is beyond the ordinary limits of human sense perception.

One of the Trimurti Gods in Hinduism, "in which the cosmic functions of creation, maintenance, and destruction are personified by the forms of Brahma the creator, Vishnu the maintainer or preserver, and Shiva the destroyer or transformer. These three deities have been called "the Hindu triad" or the "Great Trinity.