Sri Matsya Jayanthi

Matsya (Sanskrit: मत्स्य, lit. fish) is an avatar or incarnation of the Hindu deity Vishnu. With literary origins in the Yajurveda (Shatapatha Brahmana), Matsya is often associated with post-Vedic literature such as the Puranas which entail legends describing the rescue of Vaivasvata Manu from a deluge and that of the four Vedas stolen by a demon named Haygriva. Matsya is listed as the first incarnation of the Dashavatara, the ten principal avatars of Vishnu.Matsya iconography is on occasion zoomorphic and depicts a giant fish with a horn. It is usually anthropomorphic with depictions of a form of human torso connected to the rear half of a fish