Kurma avatar of Vishnu

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Hindu deity avatar of Vishnu tortoise incarnation

The Kurma avatar of Vishnu is the divine tortoise incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, who supports Mount Mandara on his back during the cosmic churning of the ocean.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Kurma avatar	1
Kurma	0

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hindu deity ⓘ avatar of Vishnu ⓘ tortoise incarnation ⓘ
alternateName	Kurma avatar of Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kūrma NERFINISHED ⓘ Tortoise incarnation of Vishnu ⓘ
appearsIn	Bhagavata Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurma Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ Samudra Manthan myth ⓘ Vishnu Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedEvent	Samudra Manthan NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ amrita (nectar of immortality) ⓘ churning of the Ocean of Milk ⓘ gods and demons ⓘ
bodyForm	tortoise ⓘ
cosmicFunction	stabilizing the cosmic ocean ⓘ supporting Mount Mandara during churning ⓘ
deityOf	foundation ⓘ stability ⓘ support ⓘ
gender	male deity ⓘ
hasTempleAt	Andhra Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Srikurmam NERFINISHED ⓘ
iconographyFeature	Vishnu attributes ⓘ ocean background ⓘ tortoise body ⓘ
isAvatarOf	Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ
mountainSupported	Mandara NERFINISHED ⓘ
orderInDashavatara	second avatar ⓘ
partOf	Dashavatara NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept	Dashavatara NERFINISHED ⓘ Samudra Manthan rope Vasuki ⓘ avatars of Vishnu ⓘ cosmic ocean ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
roleInMyth	churning pivot ⓘ cosmic supporter ⓘ
supports	Mount Mandara NERFINISHED ⓘ churning of the ocean ⓘ
symbolizes	cosmic foundation ⓘ patience ⓘ steadfastness ⓘ support of the universe ⓘ
worshippedBy	Vaishnavas NERFINISHED ⓘ

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