Possible Clues:

• Hindu deity
• Hindu god
• Eighth avatar of Vishnu
• God celebrated on Janmashtami
• Hare ..., religious sect whose devotees wear saffron robes
• Vishnu's eighth avatar
• Form of Vishnu in later Hinduism
• Dagger hung in odd positions before a god
• I shrank from Hindu god, avatar of Vishnu
• A shrink regarded falsely as a god