Product Name : Vaaman Shaligram / Dadhivamana Salagrama / Vamana Saligrama

Origin : Nepal (Gandiki River)

Size : 1.5 inches  * 1.5 inches

Weight : 60 gm

Description :
Vamana is described in the Puranas as the fifth avatar of Vishnu, and the first incarnation of the Second Age or Treta yuga. He is the first avatar to appear without anthropomorphic features, although he does appear as a dwarf Namboothiri Brahmin. He is also known as Upendra, and Trivikrama.
The Bhagavata Purana describes that Vishnu descended as the Vamana avatar to restore the authority of Indra over the heavens, as it had been taken by Mahabali, a benevolent Asura King. Bali was the grandson of Hiranyakshipu, the son of Prahlada.
Vamana, in the guise of a short Brahmin carrying a wooden umbrella, went to the king to request three paces of land. Mahabali consented, against the warning of his guru, Sukracharya. Vamana then revealed his identity and enlarged to gigantic proportions to stride over the three worlds. He stepped from heaven to earth with the first step, from earth to the netherworld with the second. King Mahabali, unable to fulfill his promise, offered his head for the third. Vamana then placed his foot and gave the king immortality for his humility.
Vamana taught King Mahabali that pride should be abandoned for advancement in life, and that wealth should be appreciated as it can easily disappear.

According to " Brahmavaivarattapurana (Prakrtikhanda, chapter21.) and Garuda Purana (Panchanan Tarkaratna, part1 Chapter 45)"

** Round in shape, small in size and marked with five linear prints.
** Small in size and glittering to look at. He has a circular mark on each of his above and below sides with the print of a Garuda bird nearthe circular marks.
** Very small in size with the colour of a cloud and marked with two circles. He is popularly called Dadhivaamana.
** Yellowish in colour, marked with several dot-prints with one or more at the opening. He also is a variety of the Dadhivaamana sub type.
** Regarding the shape of these Dadhivaamana varieties, the Matsyasukta (Matsyasukta quoted in Praanateshanitantra, page 350.) tells us that may resemble either a vilva (woodapple )or vadara (berry) or even like the seed of any of these fuits.

Description of Pic's :

** Ist pic show the front view of this shaligram , clear show the single opening with two circular marks .

** IInd pic show the back view of his body .