Multiple choice general knowledge

Who took the form of a turtle (Kurma) and bears the entire weight of the mountain during Samudra Manthana?

  1. Ganesha

  2. Indra

  3. Vishnu

  4. Shiva

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Explanation

Lord Vishnu incarnated as Kurma (the giant tortoise) during the Samudra Manthana (churning of the cosmic ocean) to support the Mandara mountain, which was used as the churning rod. This is one of Vishnu's ten major avatars mentioned in Puranic texts.