An ultra-rare turtle born with a dazzling golden shell due to a genetic mutation is being hailed as an incarnation of a God. The creature ... known as Kurma, is today worshipped in a number ...

People worship turtle form of Lord Vishnu on this particular day. Some people observe fast on this sacred day to please the Lord. It is a day that is dedicated to the worship of Lord Kurma ...

It is the avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu in the form of a fish ... Like Vishnu's first two avatars - Matsya (fish) and Kurma (turtle), the third avatar Varaha is depicted either in zoomorphic ...

Vishnu's turtle avatar, known as Kurma, is today worshipped in a number of temples in India. The golden turtle owes its remarkable colour to chromatic leucism — a condition characterised by a ...

It was this knowledge of the waters and the dangers that lurked beneath that, he added, had helped save Kurma’s life. Does a god need help? Evidently. Tales abound in and around Gokharkuda of some ...

On August 26, an idol of Vishnu in his Kurma (turtle) avatar was installed at the temple complex. “The Lota Devi temple is very old religious place and thousands of devotees throng to worship ...

On May 23, 2020, World Turtle Day, a number of conservation agencies launched a citizen science initiative, a mobile-based application called KURMA, aimed at turtle conservation. The application ...