 A composite mythological being with the body of a lion and the head of a human being is present in the traditions, mythology and art of South and Southeast Asia.Variously known as "purushamriga" (Sanskrit, "man-beast"), "purushamirugam" (Tamil, "man-beast"), "naravirala" (Sanskrit, "man-cat") in India, or as "nara-simha" (Sanskrit, "man-lion") in Sri Lanka, "manusiha" or "manuthiha" (Pali, "man-lion") in Myanmar, and "norasingh" (from Pali, "man-lion", a variation of the Sanskrit "nara-simha") or "thep norasingh" ("man-lion deity"), or "nora nair" in Thailand.Although, just like the "nara-simha", he has a head of a lion and the body of a human.