South-Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses c8.s7.36

c8.s7.36

¹ According to the Silparatna, Garuda figures may also be shown with the two hands pointing the abhaya and the varada postures. Occasionally, Garuda may be made to carry in his right hand a pot of nectar. This is evidently a reference to the story that Garuda while young carried away from Indra the pot of nectar, in order to fulfil his mother’s promise to Kadru, the mother of serpents.