Dhanvantari
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Dhanvantari is the physician of the devas in Hinduism. He is regarded as an avatar of Vishnu. He is mentioned in the Puranas as the god of Ayurveda.
Dhanavantri sculpture on the outerwall of the Somanathapura temple, Karnataka
Painting of Dhanvantari.
Statue of Dhanvantari at Tarakeshwar temple
Dhanvantari at Ayurved Sankul Anand, which is a premier institute of Ayurveda situated in the Milk City of India, Anand, Gujarat.
Samudra Manthana
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The Samudra Manthana is a major episode in Hinduism that is elaborated in the Vishnu Purana, a major text of Hinduism. The Samudra Manthana explains the origin of the elixir of eternal life, amrita.
Dhanvantari
…and Bhagavata Purana state that Dhanvantari emerged from the Ocean of Milk and appeared with the pot of amrita (elixir of immortality) during the Samudra Manthana, whilst the ocean was being churned by the devas and the asuras, using the Mandara mountain and the serpent Vasuki. The pot of amrita was snatched by…
The asuras (left) and devas (right) churn the Ocean of Milk.
Various scenes from the Samudra Manthana episode
Miniature of Samudra Manthana from Majapahit era in the Museum of Trowulan in Indonesia
Samudra Manthana in Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand