Blogs — Kurma Jayanti

"Celebrating the Sacred Appearance of Lord Vishnu's Tortoise Avatar"                           What is Kurma Jayanti? Kurma Jayanti is one of the most sacred festivals in the Hindu calendar, observed to commemorate the divine appearance of Kurma — the Tortoise Avatar (Kurma Avatar) of Lord Vishnu. This is the second of Vishnu's Dashavatara (ten principal avatars), and its story is one of cosmic proportion, divine sacrifice, and the eternal battle between good and evil. The word "Kurma" comes from Sanskrit, meaning tortoise or turtle. According to ancient Hindu scriptures, particularly the...