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Garuda

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prop. n.1.(Hinduism) supernatural half-man and half-bird vehicle or bearer of Vishnu.
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Noun1.GarudaGaruda - a supernatural eagle-like being that serves as Vishnu's mount
Hindu deity - a deity worshipped by the Hindus
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These include a design based upon the Indonesian Garuda bird but known in Ghana as "Bunch of Bananas" (see top row, third from left, and eight further panels); the "Sunburst," also known as "Target" (second row, first left, and two other panels); "Staff of Kingship" (top row, nineteenth from left, and bottom row, thirteenth from left); and "Alphabet" (fourth row, fourth and ninth from left).
Undressing ethnicity. (Yinka Shonibare) by Picton, John / African Arts
And so he, Helene, Margot, Tinka, Lulu, and her baby brother leave Java, traveling on a ship called Garuda, named after the man-bird who was the god Vishnu's steed.
AT SEA by Marget, Madeline / Commonweal
The national airline Garuda, now busy decommissioning planes, has in recent years needed to hire whole fleets of aircraft to convey pilgrims to Mecca.
The people next door: Australia and the Asian crisis by Jones, Eric / The National Interest
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