The Garuda (Sanskrit: गरुड़ garuḍa) is a lairge meethicalbird, bird-lik creatur, or humanoid bird that appears in baith Hindu an Buddhist mythology. Garuda is the moont (vahana) o the Lord Vishnu. Garuda is the Hindu name for the constellationAquila. The Brahminy kite an Phoenix are considered tae be the contemporar representations o Garuda.[1] Indonesie adopts a mair stylistic approach tae the Garuda's depiction as its naitional seembol, whaur it depicts a Javanese eagle (bein hintle lairger than a kite).[2]
↑Russel, RV & Lal, H. 1916 The tribes and castes of the central provinces of India. Published Under the Orders of the Central Provinces Administration In Four Volumes Vol. I. Macmillan and Co., Limited St. Martin’s Street, London. pp. 2231
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