VISHNU Perhaps the highest of the Hindu gods, Vishnu was thepersonification of the preserving power of the divine spirit. Vishnu was described asof a blue colour, with four hands, in which he held a shell, a quoit, a club and a lotus.Vishnu's vahan was Garuda, the winged half-man, half-bird, king of birds, and his sactiwas Lakshmi. Vishnu was said to rest on the serpent of eternity, Ananta, awaiting theend of the Kali Yuga, when from his navel would spring forth a lotus stalk, on the topof which would appear Brahma, to remake the world.Vishnu appears in manyincarnations, the most popular being those of Krishna and Rama.