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Koorma Shiva With Tortoise Skin Thiru Tandalai

The Tortoise Koorma, became uncontrollable an it had to be pacified by reminding that it was an Avatar of Vishnu.

Much as one would use a trained elephant to pacify an uncontrollable one, Lord Shiva took the Avatar of Koorma to pacify Vishnu.

The temple in Thiru Tandalai, near Vellore, Tamil Nadu has a Shiva Temple, where the Swayambu Lingam(self made) has the markings of tortoise skin.

Who Are Visvedevas Of Hinduism

There is a view that there 33 Crore Devas in Hinduism.

Another view is that they are 33.

Please read my post on this under Hinduism.

There are references to Visvedevas in Mantras as in

'Visvedevan Tharpayami'_ Brahmayagnya.

Who are these Visvedevas?

One view is that this term refers to all the Devas together.