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Notes: All timings are represented in 24-hour notation in local time of Athens, Greece with DST adjustment (if applicable).
Hours which are past midnight are suffixed with next day date. In Panchang day starts and ends with sunrise.
Kurma Jayanti is the birth anniversary of Lord Vishnu. Kurma was the second incarnation of Lord Vishnu during Satya Yuga. Special Puja is organized in Lord Vishnu temples. In the Kurma Avatara, Vishnu Ji appeared in the form of a tortoise.
When Mount Mandarachala started sinking during the Samudra Manthan, Vishnu Ji incarnated in the form of Kurma and held the Mount Mandarachal on his back. The Kurma incarnation is also known as Kurma Avatara or Kachchhapavatara.
To read a detailed description of the Kurma Avatara of Lord Vishnu, please visit - Kurma Incarnation.
Lord Kurma is the second incarnation of Lord Vishnu among the ten incarnations. In Kurma incarnation, Lord Vishnu appeared in the form of a tortoise. Lord Vishnu took this incarnation to save Mount Mandarachala from drowning during Samudra Manthan.
108 Names of Lord Kurma, also called Ashtottara Shatanamavali with video are given on this page.
Lord Vishnu is the protector of the entire universe and one of the Trimurti. It is believed that, this visible world is the dream of Lord Vishnu sleeping in Kshirsagar. On this page you can get many information related to Lord Vishnu.
The list of the ten major incarnations of Lord Vishnu and the dates of their birth anniversaries are given on this page. From this page you can also get interesting information about all the incarnations.
Lord Vishnu keeps taking various incarnations forms from for the welfare of the universe. Here is the ten main incarnations of Lord Vishnu have been described in the religious scriptures as Dashavatara. According to religious scriptures, Kalki incarnation, one of the Dashavatars, is going to appear at the end of the present Kaliyuga.
A complete list of Ekadashi dates is given here. Go through the Ekadashi fasting dates list here so that you never miss fasting on Ekadashi. Ekadashi fast is observed with great enthusiasm by the devotees of Lord Vishnu.
ISKCON devotees can get the complete list of ISKCON Ekadashi fasting dates here. This list will prove highly informative and useful to those who observe the fast of Ekadashi as per the ISKCON.
The list of Mantras used in the worship and chanting of Lord Vishnu is available on this page. Some of these Mantras are legendary and some are Vedic. Along with this, the powerful Yantra of Lord Vishnu can also be seen from this page.
