The Hindu trinity consists of three gods: Brahma (the creator), Vishnu (the preserver) and Shiva (the destroyer). Of the three, Vishnu and Shiva are the most popular. Temples are built specifically for the worship of either Vishnu or Shiva. One of my previous postings identifies the Kapaleeswarar Temple in Mylapore as a Shiva temple; another identifies the Ashtalakshmi Temple in Chennai as a Vishnu Temple. There are almost no temples dedicated to Brahma.
Vishnu is said to have appeared in nine incarnations. Most of them were killers who came back specifically to kill demons. The first (Matsya), ninth (the Buddha) and tenth (who is yet to appear) are the exception.
This post contains illustrations of six of these. Most pictures were taken at the Naya Tirupathi Temple in Madurantakam (interior Tamil Nadu). Depictions of nine of the Vishnu avatars were featured there. As there is some dispute among the various Vaishnavite sects as to whether or not the Buddha qualifies as one of Vishnu’s avatars, this particular depiction was missing at the Naya Tirupathi Temple.
Peter Koelliker; pkoelliker8@yahoo.com
The ten avatars of Vishnu:
1. Matsya - fish
2. Kurma - Turtle
3. Varaha - Boar
4. Narasingha - man/lion
5. Vamana - dwarf
6. Parasurama - warrior
7. Rama - king
8. Krishna - god
9. Buddha
10. Kalki - horse
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