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  Garuda, mount of Vishnu

 

Thailand

This gilded gable board on Wat Ratchaburana Rachawora Wihaan (fig.) in Bangkok shows Garuda as the mount of the Hindu god Vishnu.

 

The mount of a Hindu deity is also referred to as vahana.

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  Garuda, mount of Vishnu