Gaṇḍabheruṇḍa

Gandabherunda () is a form of Vishnu in Hindu mythology. According to legend, Narasimha, an avatar of Vishnu, assumes this form of a double-headed eagle to subdue Sharabha, a form of Shiva. Gandabherunda is worshipped along with his consort Narasimhi, a fierce form of Lakshmi, also revered as Simhamukhi Lakshmi.

==Depiction== The two headed eagle is holding two elephants in his claws and beaks, revealing his enormous powers. In a coin found in Madurai, he is holding a snake in his beak. All 2-dimensional depictions show a symmetrical image in which he is a double-headed eagle while other images show his long tail feathers like a peafowl. In the Chennakeshava Temple, Beluru, Karnataka, Gandabherunda as a two headed eagle is carved in a scene of chain of destruction, which results in the destruction of the universe. Gandabherunda is a form of Narasimha, the fourth incarnation of Vishnu in the Dashavatara of Vishnu and he disemboweled and killed both Sharabha and Hiranyakashipu at the same time. He is present in many Hindu scriptures.