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Kurma (Sanskrit: कूर्म, lit. 'Turtle' or 'Tortoise'), is the second avatar of the Hindu preserver deity, Vishnu.Originating in Vedic literature such as the Yajurveda as being synonymous with the Saptarishi called Kashyapa, Kurma is most commonly associated in post-Vedic literature such as the Puranas.
The Kurmanathaswamy temple, also known as the Kurmanatha temple, Srikurma or Srikurmam temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Kurma – the second avatar of Vishnu. It is located in Srikurmam village, Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh, India.
The temple has live tortoises in a dedicated part of its premises, in reverence for the Kurma – the tortoise avatar of Vishnu. The temple has noticeboards created in recent years with implausible and absurd claims such as "this temple was built one million years ago, rebuilt many times", and similar fabricated mythistory in Telugu and English.
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Kurma: The tortoise/turtle avatar. In the legend of the Samudra Manthana , the devas and asuras were churning the Ocean of Milk in order to obtain amrita , the nectar of immortality. They used the mountain Mandara as the churning shaft, which started to sink.
One Avatar of Vishnu is the giant turtle Kurma. The Sri Kurmam Temple in Andhra Pradesh, India, is dedicated to the Kurma avatar. Kurmavatara is also Kasyapa, the northern star, the first living being, forefather of Vamana Avatar the protector. The plastron symbolizes the earthly world and the carapace the heavenly world.
The inscriptions throw light on the dynasties which held sway over this region. The temple is dedicated to Sri Kurmanatha, the second avatar of Vishnu, Kurma Avatar. Dolotsavam is the important festival and more than 20,000 pilgrims congregate on this occasion. [4]
English: This is a page from the Kurma Purana manuscript. Language: Sanskrit Script: Devenagari This manuscript was acquired in the 19th-century, and was produced in or before the acquisition. The photo above is of a 2D artwork from the text that was itself authored more than 500 years ago. Therefore Wikimedia Commons PD-Art licensing ...