Garuda

Garuda (Sanskrit: Garuḍa), the eagle, is a lesser Hindu god, the mount (vahanam) of Vishnu, one of the main forms of God in Hinduism. Garuda is depicted as having a golden body, white face, red wings, and an eagle's beak and wings but a man's body. He is ancient and huge, and can block out the sun.

In Thailand it is known as Krut. Garuda is the Malay form of the Phoenix. The Japanese also know the Garuda, which they call the Karura, although recent characters modeled on it retain the spelling Garuda (ガルーダ - see below). These three forms are local pronunciations of this Sanskrit name.

Thailand and Indonesia have the Garuda as their national symbols; the Indonesian national airline is Garuda Indonesia. The Garuda is also known in Thailand as Krut Pha, which is actually a form of Krut, means Krut with stretched wings. Krut Pha in Thailand is a sign of Royal family.

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• Garuda is also a server name on the popular MMORPG of Final Fantasy XI.
• Garuda are a fictional race of avians appearing in Perdido Street Station by China Miéville.
• Garuda is the title of a Thai giant monster film made in 2004.
• Garuda is the name of a flying mecha in Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II.
• Garuda is a masked professional wrestler, portrayed by Japanese Tomokazu Morita.

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