Garuda

This page is about the divine bird in Hindu and Buddhist history. For other uses, see Garuda (disambiguation).

Garuda, the Vahana of Lord Vishnu

The Garuda (Sanskrit: Garuḍa गरुड, eagle; Pāli Garuḷa) is a large bird or bird- that appears in both Hindu and Buddhist history.

Description

Garuda with the head and wings of eagle and sometimes with the rest of his body like that of a man is called the king of birds and he is also the carrier of god Vishnu.

History

Garuda is also known by another name Vainateya, son of Vinata and Sri Kashyapa prajapathi. Garuda is separately worshipped on the day of Garuda panchami, fifth day of lunar month after ashasa amavasya. His brother Anura(Arun) is the charioteer of God Suryanarayana.

Garuda Media

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  Relief depicting a portable Garuda pillar, one of the oldest images of Garuda, Bharhut, 100 BCE.

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  Garuda is found in Vishnu temples; Above: in Belur, India.

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  Balinese wooden statue of Vishnu riding Garuda, Purna Bhakti Pertiwi Museum, Jakarta, Indonesia.

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  Garuda vanquishing the Naga clan, a Gandhara artwork, second century CE.

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  13th century Cham sculpture depicts Garuda devouring a nāga serpent.

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  Garuda according to Ida Made Tlaga, a 19th-century Balinese artist.

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  Garuda guardian sculptures (two on right side), Banteay Srei temple, Cambodia.

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  Balinese dancers including a man dressed as Garuda (1935).

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  The national emblem of Indonesia, which uses a Garuda.

Other websites

Media related to Garuda at Wikimedia Commons