Manasara Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Manasara-Shilpashastra; III. Manasara on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Manasara: Translation; V. Architecture of Manasara: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v2.c14.s48.2

Mānasāra Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Mānasāra-Śilpaśāstra; III. Mānasāra on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Mānasāra: Translation; V. Architecture of Mānasāra: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v2.c14.s48.2

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¹ The Garuḍa is a mythical bird, the sovereign of the feathered tribes and the enemy of the Serpent (*Nāga*) race. There is a tradition that Garuḍa is the son of Kaśyapa and Vinatā. Hence the metronymic ‘Vainateya’ by which he is often designated. The myth of the birth of Garuḍa is told in the *Mahābhārata*, *Ādi-parva*, chapter 16.

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Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit