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I am collecting Indian Heritage and culture related vintage postcards, paintings, prints etc. and exhibited them at several locations across India in various events and also sharing them with school and college children by giving presentations to them on Indian Heritage and Culture with my collections and also documenting puppetry etc. intangible performances.

Wednesday 12 August 2015

Divine Tortoise in a Temple photographs


These are photographs of a Divine Tortoise in a temple. 

In Hindu mythology Tortoise is very sacred animal. In Dasavatarams of Lord Vishnu there is one Avataram named Kurmavatarm (Kurma - Tortoise). In Srikakulam District of Andhra Pradesh there is one temple named Sri Kurmanadha temple in Sri Kurmam village which is near to Arasavilli temple. According to temple history this temple is linked with Sri Kurma Avataram of Lord Vishnu. In this temple there will be so many tortoises. Even inn Feng Shui also Tortoise is considered as very auspicious like Laughing Buddhar people using Tortoise image also for bringing luck to them.

These are photographs of a Divine Tortoise. I am taking these photographs in Sri Suryanarayana Swamy temple in Gollala Mamida of East Godavari District.






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  1. What's the significance of tortoise in srishailam temple

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