Notes: All timings are represented in 24+ hour notation in local time of Addison, United States with DST adjustment (if applicable).
Hours past midnight are higher than 24:00 and fall on next day. 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.