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Garuda is a Hindu deity who is primarily depicted as the mount of the Hindu god Vishnu. This divine creature is mentioned in the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain faiths. Garuda is also the half-brother of th
Garuda, carved wooden sculpture, 19th Century. National Museum, New Delhi.
Lord Garuda, Raja Ravi Varma
Relief depicting a portable Garuda pillar, one of the oldest images of Garuda, Bharhut, c. 100 BCE.
Garuda is found in Vishnu temples; above: in Belur, Karnataka
Vishnu
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Vishnu, also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being within Vaishnavism, one of the major traditions within contemporary Hinduism, and the god
Garuda
…Sanskrit: गरुड, romanized: Garuḍa; Pali: गरुळ, romanized: Garuḷa) is a Hindu deity who is primarily depicted as the mount (vahana) of the Hindu god Vishnu. This divine creature is mentioned in the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain faiths. Garuda is also the half-brother of the Devas, Gandharvas, Daityas, Danavas…
Painting depicting Vishnu, c. 1730
Vishnu Gandhara
Museum für Indische Kunst Dahlem Berlin Mai 2006 036 2
Statue of Vishnu, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK 20090209