It’s easy to think of the gods as distant figures ... From the mighty fish (Matsya) to the peaceful turtle (Kurma), and from the lion-man (Narasimha) to the heroic Rama, Vishnu took countless ...
The festival of Kurma Jayanti celebrates the birth of Lord Vishnu in the form of a tortoise, known as ‘kurma’ in Sanskrit language. It falls on the ‘Purnima’ (full moon day) in the month of ‘Vaishakh’ ...