Anantashayi Vishnu, also known as Anantashayana Vishnu, is a large open air rock relief of the Hindu god Vishnu, carved during the early 9th Century in the Saranga village, in Dhenkanal district of Orissa, India. It is located on the left bank of the Brahmani River. It is the largest such exposed rock cut structure in the horizontal position measuring 15.4 metres in length, in the whole of India, It is a protected monument maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India, Bhubaneswar Circle. Worship is still offered to the four armed reclining Vishnu.The image was carved during the first quarter of the 9th century CE when the Bhaumakara Dynasty that ruled in central part of Orissa. It has been analysed on the basis of its "idiom and crown" and dated to belong to later part of the Bhaumakara reign.The image is carved out of natural rock of sandstone formation. He has four arms, holding a Chakra in the upper right hand, a Shankha in his upper left hand, a Gada and a symbolic lotus on its lower left hand. The hoods of the serpent Shesha (Ananta) covering the head of Vishnu.The Vishnu image has a sharp chin, distinctive nose and wears a crown on its head, called kiritamukuta (a tall conical crown, typically worn by Vishnu).A lotus design shown sprouting from his navel has the creator god Brahma, sitting in meditation.There is also a Shiva Temple called Issaneswar Shiva Temple, which is another attraction of this place.