Lord Dhanavantari is the presiding deity over Ayurveda, system of traditional Indian medicine. He is a manifestation of none other than Lord Mahavishnu and, according to the Puranas, is said to have been birthed from the doodhsagar during the samudramanthan of the devas and the asuras. The handpicked bronze sculpture that you see on this page is a finely done example of the textual iconography of Lord Dhanavantara.