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Garuda Purana
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The Sanskrit text Garuda Purana is one of 18 Mahapuranas in Hinduism. The Garuda Purana was likely composed in the first millennium CE, with significant expansions and revisions occurring over several
A page from a Garuda Purana manuscript (Sanskrit, Devanagari)
A page from a Garuda Purana manuscript (Sanskrit, Devanagari)
The text of the Garuda Purana revolves around the god Vishnu, as recited by Garuda. Above: Vishnu and Lakshmi on Garuda (Delhi National Museum).
The text of the Garuda Purana revolves around the god Vishnu, as recited by Garuda. Above: Vishnu and Lakshmi on Garuda (Delhi National Museum).
Vishnu
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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 Purana
…a medley, and does not follow the theoretical structure expected in a historic puranic genre of Indian literature. It is presented as information that Garuda (the man-bird vehicle of Vishnu) learned from Vishnu and then narrated to the sage Kashyapa, which then spread in the mythical forest of Naimisha to…
Garuda, carved wooden sculpture, 19th Century. National Museum, New Delhi.
Garuda, carved wooden sculpture, 19th Century. National Museum, New Delhi.
Lord Garuda, Raja Ravi Varma
Lord Garuda, Raja Ravi Varma
Relief depicting a portable Garuda pillar, one of the oldest images of Garuda, Bharhut, c. 100 BCE.
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
Garuda is found in Vishnu temples; above: in Belur, Karnataka