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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...
- The
Kurma Purana (IAST:
Kūrma Purāṇa) is one of the
eighteen Mahapuranas, and a
medieval era
Vaishnavism text of Hinduism. The text is
named after the...
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century ivory (National Museum, New Delhi). From top descending: Matsya;
Kurma; Varaha; Narasimha; Vamana; Parashurama; Rama;
Balarama ;
Krishna and Kalki...
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Kuruba is a
Hindu caste native to the
Indian state of Karnataka,
Tamil Nadu,
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. They are the third-largest
caste group in Karnataka...
- Rao
Bahadur Sir
Kurma Venkatareddi Naidu KCSI (1875–1942), also
known as K. V.
Reddi Naidu, was an
Indian politician, lawyer, diplomat, and academic....
- K. V.
Gopalaswamy (or
Kurma Venu Gopalaswamy) (Telugu: కూర్మా వేణు గోపాలస్వామి) (1903–1983) was an advocate,
playwright and
administrator in India. He...
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finds mention in
various Hindu texts,
including the
Matsya Purāṇa, the
Kūrma Purāṇa, the Liṅga Purāṇa, the
Padma Purana, and the
Shiva Purana. He is...
- and in some traditions,
saves the
Vedas from an
asura called Hayagriva.
Kurma: The tortoise/turtle avatar. He
supports the
mountain named Mandara while...
- of Brahma, Vishnu, and
Shiva as one
being is
strongly emphasized in the
Kūrma Purāṇa,
wherein 1.6
Brahman is
worshipped as Trimurti; 1.9
especially inculcates...
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several Puranic legends and
avatars of Vishnu. Notably, all of them (Matsya,
Kurma, Varaha, Narasimha, and Vamana) are
listed as the
first five
avatars in...
