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can anyone verify if this: http://xahlee.org/Periodic_dosage_dir/las_vegas/vegas/mandalay_gargoyle2.jpg is a depiction of Garuda? It was a gargoyle/stature at the hotel casino Mandalay Bay at Las Vegas. thanks. Xah P0lyglut 20:35, 2004 May 3 (UTC)

Yes it sure looks like one, especially the shape of the beak the wings, especially the structure of the feathers. Furthermore this statue is located in the so called Mandalay hotel, isn' it? Then it must be a Garuda as Mandalay is a place in Myanmar. Meursault2004 10:01, 4 May 2004 (UTC)

does Geruda sometimes are depicted with a reptilian tail? i looked at some web images and no geruda looks like it. Here's another photo photo2 also note that there are a pair of these in front of an open arch. see photo Thanks. Xah P0lyglut 14:56, 2004 May 4 (UTC)

Well, it is possible that this statue is a so called reinterpretation of Garuda. In other words, this statue shows similarities with another birdlike mythological creature. I'm thinking of the Mexican Quetzalcoatl. The latter is a feathered snake. Well Mexico is closer to the U.S. than Southeast-Asia. The tail of the Garuda is mostly not depicted that way. Still, the wings and the beak are Garuda like. I hope this answered your question a bit. Bye, Meursault2004 20:28, 4 May 2004 (UTC).

thanks for the info! Probably a new design of Geruda as you said. The fact that its in Las Vegas probably doesn't warrant 100% authenticity... :) Xah P0lyglut 07:29, 2004 May 5 (UTC)

You're welcome. Below I've put an image of a Garuda as depicted by a Balinese artist somewhere in the 19th century. You'll see that this Garuda has manlike features but still has no reptilian tail. Meursault2004 15:36, 5 May 2004 (UTC)

I have deleted this statement, He ate snakes until a Buddhist prince taught him the importance of asceticism; Garuda then resurrected all the snakes he had eaten. Nowhere in Hinduism is such a concept taught. user: 67.106.157.231

[edit] Is it a problem that this page seems to be mostly verbatim from the external link?

Yup, it is. I've excised the offending content. --Clay Collier 19:49, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Garuda, Rajeswari, Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca

Columnist Neil Steinberg says Garuda the Eagle and Rajeswari the Snake are sibling Hindu deities who battle each other. Is he correct? Steinberg is not always reliable. If he is, Garuda and Rajeswari would be reminiscent of Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca and the Aztec icon (now the Mexican national symbol) of the Eagle and Serpent fighting - also seen in the third Harry Potter film.) Das Baz 18:26, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Japanese form

Is it possible that the Japanese form Karura is derived from Pali Garula and not from Sanskrit Garuda? Because then it makes sense how the second /r/ in Japanese came into being. Meursault2004 11:22, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

It is fair to assume that it entered Japan through South-East Asia, so your theory is plausible. Unless you can find a source, however, it would be considered original research so don't put it in the article. --Himasaram 00:39, 4 February 2007 (UTC)