The kimpurushas (Sanskrit: किंपुरुष, romanized: Kimpuruṣa) are a race of beings featured in Hindu literature, described as possessing the bodies of human beings and lion heads.
[3] Brahma is described to have created the kimpurushas and the kinnaras from his own reflected image.
[4] The kimpurushas, along with a number of other beings, praise the glory of the Narasimha avatar of Vishnu after he slays Hiranyakashipu.
[5] The beings sing the praises of Mahabali for his selfless deed of offering the three worlds to the Vamana avatar of Vishnu.
[7] The poet-saint Appar references the kimpurushas as one among the eighteen classes in his hymns.