Dashavatára - The 10 Incarnations of Lord Vishnu

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Hinduism, though a monotheistic religion, worships God in different names. Lord Brahmá, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva are the 3 major forms of the God and form the Holy Trinity, in which Brahmá is the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer. Shakti is God worshipped as Mother, considering the Energy of the the Holy Trinity.
  1. Matsya (Fish)
  2. Kurma (Turtle)
  3. Varáha (Boar)
  4. Narasimha (The Man-Lion)
  5. Vámana (Dwarf)
  6. Parashuráma
  7. Lord Ráma
  8. Lord Krishna
  9. Gautama Buddha
  10. Kalki

Matsya Avatára


The story of the Fish incarnation of Lord Vishnu stars with the Lord Brahma chanting the Vedas, and a horse-faced demon swallowed in the

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