Garuda Carrying Vishnu on His Shoulder saints The historic identifiers of his

The historic identifiers of his icon is a conch shell between first two fingers of one hand (left back)

there have been wide variations in his representation over time and across various countries and cultures

and perseverance

Fearless in his pursuit for the ‘big mango’ (the Sun) that he saw through the trees

a dagger in the second

Garuda Carrying Vishnu on His Shoulder saints The historic identifiers of hisGaruda, in Hindu mythology, the bird (a kite or an eagle) and the vahana (mount) of the god Vishnu. Seen here in a classic pose carrying Vishnu, with his hands in anjali(namaste) posture. Garuda's mythology is linked to that of Aruna the charioteer of Surya (The Hindu Sun god). Both Aruna and Garuda developed from an egg. Garuda's links to Vishnu the Hindu god who fights injustice and destroys evil in his various avatars to preserve dharma, has made