The Hindu mythical winged bird demigod whose name means “wings of speech” has the body of a man and the head of a falcon or eagle. In the Hindu tradition it symbolizes Vedic knowledge and the mind. When Garuda is portrayed with Vishnu on a serpent bed, it represents balance and harmony, a significant aspect of Vishnu. Familiar to Hindus, Buddhists and Jainism, Garuda is the mount (vahana) of Vishnu; and appears in the Mahabharata and the Ramayana and symbolizes the virtue of knowledge, bravery and discipline, Vedic knowledge and the mind.
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Hand bells are used in daily puja (rituals), placed on a home altar, and rung to call the devoted to worship and ask the gods to grace their devotees with their presence. Their sound creates a spiritual atmosphere and increases the intensity of the Hindu religious experience, and bells are an important part of Hinduism…
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