Parashurama commanding Varuna to recede
This painting shows Lord Parasurama, an avatar of Lord Vishnu, asking Lord Varuna, the God of the waters, to recede so that the land known as Kerala from Kanyakumari to Gokarna for the Brahmins can be formed. Several myths and legends persist concerning the origin of Kerala. One such myth is that Parasurama, a warrior sage, created it. […]
