Incrediblefactory – Garuda Vahana of Lord Vishnu (foto flipkart) The Macaws (34): The Wooden Garuda and the Flying Horse The bird Garuda is used in a tale from an Indian tale collection, called the Panchakhanaka, an adaptation made between 1000 and 1100 of the Panchatantra. To get to his beloved, locked in a heavily guarded palace, the hero, a weaver, turned to a wagonmaker, who made in the turn of a hand from wajudja wood a Garuda (eagle), that could be set in motion with the elbows. He made also [two extra] arms, a horn, a discus, a club, a lotus flower, a garland of flowers, a diadem, and a jewel like the one Vishnu is wearing on his breast. On this Garuda the hero, equipped with all the paraphernalia of Vishnu, was seated by the wagon maker, who showed him how to work the device with his elbows, and said ‘Alright, my friend, around midnight the princess will be in the upper part of the seven storied palace.’ The weaver flew to the princess, who thought that he was Vishnu and gave herself willingly to him. The king though discovered the matter and decided to destroy his enemy. At … Meer lezen over Cor Hendriks – The Macaws (34): The Wooden Garuda and the Flying Horse