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Also known as Tarkshya, Garutman, Gararh

Garuda (; ) 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, Nāgas, Vanara 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.

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Garuda is a Hindu deity typically portrayed as a divine bird who serves as the mount of Vishnu, one of Hinduism's most important gods, and is also recognized in Buddhist and Jain traditions. The creature appears throughout major Hindu religious texts like the Vedas and Puranas, and is understood to be the son of a sage and brother to various divine beings in Hindu mythology.

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Hindu
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Brooklyn Museum - Vishnu on Garuda (cropped).jpg
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.name
Garuda
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Garuda carrying Vishnu (c. 1725 painting).
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गरुड
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Kashyapa and Vinata
Deity<! Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology >.siblings
Aruṇa (brother), Sumati (sister) Nagas, Devas, Gandharvas, Daityas, Danavas, Vanara, and Yakshas (half-brothers)
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Sumukha (son)
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God of Strength and Vigilance
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Unnati

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Wikidata facts

Gender
male
Father
Kashyapa
Mother
Vinatā
Sibling
Aruṇa
Image
Garudakaryatid98.jpg
Said to be same as
Simurgh
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Commons category
Garuda
present in work
Ramayana
facet of
Jainism
worshipped by
Hinduism
different from
Ruda
native label
गरुड
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