Garuda
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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
Aruna (Hinduism)
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Aruna is the charioteer of Surya in Hinduism. He is the elder brother of Garuda. Aruna and Garuda are the sons of Vedic sage Kashyapa and his wife Vinata, daughter of Prajapati Daksha. His children we
Garuda
…of the Devas, Gandharvas, Daityas, Danavas, Nāgas, Vanaras and Yakshas. He is the son of the sage Kashyapa and Vinata. He is the younger brother of Aruna, the charioteer of the Sun. Garuda is mentioned in several other texts such as the Puranas and the Vedas. Garuda is described as the king of the birds…
A painter depicting Aruna driving the chariot of the sun god Surya