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title: Vishnu & Garuda
author: Bob King
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3939/vishnu--garuda/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2015-06-20
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# Vishnu & Garuda
_Authored by Bob King_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3939.jpg)
## Image Caption
A sandstone relief panel from the Dashavatara [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/), Deogarh, Madhya Pradesh, [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/). 6th century CE. Here [Vishnu](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vishnu/) descends on [Garuda](https://www.worldhistory.org/Garuda/), his eagle mount, in order to free the elephant Gajendra from a naga king and queen.
## Cite This Work
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King, B. (2015, June 20). Vishnu & Garuda. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
King, Bob. "Vishnu & Garuda." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 20, 2015. .
### MLA
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gajendra_Moksha.jpg) by [**Bob King**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gajendra_Moksha.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 20 June 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.