The daśāvatāra: Ten primaries

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The daśāvatāra refers to the ten primaries (i.e. full or complete) incarnations (avatars) of Vishnu, the Hindu god of preservation which has Rigvedic origins. Vishnu is said to descend in the form of an avatar to restore cosmic order. The word Dashavatara derives from daśa, meaning 'ten', and avatar (avatāra), roughly equivalent to 'incarnation'.


1st to 5th of 10 Vishnu avatars on Udupi Hindu temple gopuram
Credits information for the only education to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashavatara 
— at 
Gopuram Temple
Location: India

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