The Sanskrit word avatar means incarnations and Dasavatara means the ‘Ten Incarnations’. The Dasavatara Vilakku or Dashavathara Hanging Lamp is one of the prestigious products selling through Tamrata. The lamp shows a Vishnu statue in the middle (one of the principal deities in Hinduism) with his ten incarnations surrounding it. The lamp is made of top quality Brass with an affordable price.
The ten incarnations include:
- Matsya: Half fish, half human, who warned Manu to save living beings from a great flood.
- Kurma: Half tortoise, who balanced Mount Mandira when gods and demons churned the ocean for elixir.
- Varaha: Half man, half boar, who saved Bhudevi (the Earth) from sinking.
- Narasimha: Half lion, half human, who killed the demonic king Hiranyakashipu.
- Vamana: A Brahmin who tricked the powerful king Mahabali into living in the underworld.
- Parashurama: A sage with an axe who ended the tyranny of the Kshatriyas.
- Rama: A human who defeated the demon king Ravana.
- Balarama: A significant deity in the Jagannath tradition.
- Krishna: Who killed the tyrannical ruler Kamsa and guided the Pandavas in the Mahabharata.
- Kalki: A future avatar who will end the rule of the demon Kali when evil forces peak.
The lamp has a bottom diameter of 15 cm with 33 cm lamp height and 50 cm long chain.
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