1. Matsya Avatar

Matsya is half fish, a half human form of Lord Vishnu.

2. Kurma Avatar

Kurma is the half tortoise half-man form of Vishnu.

3. Varaha

Varaha is the half man and half boar avatar of Vishnu.

4. Narsimha

Narsimha is the half lion and a half-human avatar of Vishnu.

5. Vamana

The 5th avatar of Vishnu, Vamana, was a dwarf Brahmin.

6. Parashurama

Parshurama is a Brahmin Kshatriya avatar of Lord Vishnu.

7. Rama

Lord Rama is one of the most significant and powerful deities of Hindu dharma. He kills the evil king Ravana to end his terrorizing rule and free his wife Sita, whom Ravana had kidnapped.

8. Krishna

Lord Krishna is yet another major form of Lord Vishnu. He is known to end the reign of his tyrannical maternal uncle Kansa and his role as the advisor or the Pandavas and the charioteer and guide of Arjuna in Mahabharata.

9. Buddha

Siddhartha Gautam, later known as Gautam Buddha, left his family and all material possession in search of enlightenment. He founded Buddhism and taught people ways to end all kinds of suffering through the Noble Eightfold Paths.

10. Kalki

Kalki is the only avatar of Vishnu that is yet to be born. He will end all evil by defeating the demon Kali and start a new Satyayuga or Kalkiyuga. Kali is all the negative emotions and elements personified into one. Kalki is depicted as a warrior riding a white horse and holding a shining sword.

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