There are three temples dedicated to this incarnation of Vishnu in India, Kurmai of Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, Sri Kurmam in Andhra Pradesh, and Gavirangapur in the Chitradurg District of Karnataka.
The name of the village is originated by the word kurma which means tortoise as there is a historical and ancient temple called Kurma Varadaraja Swamy temple, where the God is the tortoise avatar(Kurmavataram) of the Lord Mahavishnu.
There is a temple dedicated to Sri Kurmanatha, which is the second avatar of Lord Vishnu, Kurma Avatar (Tortoise).
The Samudra manthan - wherein Devas and Asuras churn the ocean of milk, with Vishnu's Kurma Avatar (also standing on top of the mountain in his four-armed form) carrying a mountain as a pivot - is showcased at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.