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The Dashavstar

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Dashavatar means the 10 avatars of Vishnu.many people don't know about the dashavatar but today I will help you to understand them. 1. Matsya (The Fish) When Manu (the first human in Indian mythology) was stuck in Flood transformed into fish and took Manu and all species of all animals and plants to a new world. Matsya  2. Kurma (The Tortoise) During Sagarmanthan, mount Mandara started to sink. Vishnu took the form of a tortoise to support the mountain and made sure that churning doesn't stop. Kumra 3. Varaha (The Boar) Once, a demon Hiranyaksha took the earth and carried it to the bottom of the cosmic ocean. Varaha defeated Hiranyaksha, carried the earth between his tusk, and restored it in the universe. Varaha 4. Narasimha (half man half lion) Deamon Hiranyaksha elder brother Hirnayakasipu had a boon that made him indestructible. Vishnu took avatar with the body of man and head and claw of a lion and killed the demon.   Narasimha 5. Vamana (The Dwarf) Deamon Bali forcefully ...