Does anyone recognize this

Alan62 · 24th February 2006, 03:49 AM

I posted it here because I thought I had seen it somewhere here.
I am trying to figure out what it represents.

Thanks for any help

Rick · 24th February 2006, 04:01 AM

I would say it is Garuda , could be wrong though but I don't think so ....

There also seems to be a Naga at the base and Vishnu is the deity that rides on Garuda's shoulders .

Alam Shah · 24th February 2006, 04:47 AM

I agree with Rick.

For more info, follow this link.
http://www.archipelago-emag.com/mag/garuda.html

Alan62 · 24th February 2006, 04:58 AM

Thanks
I found 2 of these wood carvings today and they are very intricate.So I had to have them

I appreciate the help

Mark · 24th February 2006, 01:47 PM

Yeah, that has got to be Garuda, with Vishnu on his back. I think Hanuman (the monkey king in the Ramayana) might have also ridden Garuda, but I could be wrong. Anyway, the rider here isn't a monkey, so it must be Vishnu.

Rick · 24th February 2006, 03:27 PM

At the very bottom there is also the turtle which (IIRC) the Balinese believe carries the world while swimming through an endless sea .

Alan62 · 24th February 2006, 03:47 PM

Yes Rick, a turtle and a snake

I have been trying to find info on this specific depiction ie:Standing on a turtle that seems to be fighting with a snake.

I have found info on a Tortiose and an Elephant and other references to snakes but i am having a hard time with the Turtle and snake combination.

Off I go to try some more

Rick · 24th February 2006, 04:07 PM

I believe the Naga lives in the sea .
What you have in these sculptures are the basic tenets of Balinese Hindu mythology .

A site on the Hindu religion would most likely be more enlightening than me .

{Edit}
As a matter of fact Alam Shah's link explains it quite nicely .

No need for anything further from me on the subject .

Battara · 28th February 2006, 08:17 PM

Without question Garuda and Narayana (an incarnation of Vishnu).

24th February 2006, 03:49 AM	#1
Alan62 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 164	Does anyone recognize this I posted it here because I thought I had seen it somewhere here. I am trying to figure out what it represents. Thanks for any help

24th February 2006, 04:01 AM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	I would say it is Garuda , could be wrong though but I don't think so .... There also seems to be a Naga at the base and Vishnu is the deity that rides on Garuda's shoulders . Last edited by Rick; 24th February 2006 at 04:11 AM.

24th February 2006, 04:47 AM	#3
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	Info: I agree with Rick. For more info, follow this link. http://www.archipelago-emag.com/mag/garuda.html

24th February 2006, 04:07 PM	#8
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	I believe the Naga lives in the sea . What you have in these sculptures are the basic tenets of Balinese Hindu mythology . A site on the Hindu religion would most likely be more enlightening than me . {Edit} As a matter of fact Alam Shah's link explains it quite nicely . No need for anything further from me on the subject . Last edited by Rick; 24th February 2006 at 04:29 PM.

24th February 2006, 04:58 AM	#4
Alan62 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 164	Thanks I found 2 of these wood carvings today and they are very intricate.So I had to have them I appreciate the help

24th February 2006, 01:47 PM	#5
Mark Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 987	Yeah, that has got to be Garuda, with Vishnu on his back. I think Hanuman (the monkey king in the Ramayana) might have also ridden Garuda, but I could be wrong. Anyway, the rider here isn't a monkey, so it must be Vishnu.

24th February 2006, 03:27 PM	#6
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	At the very bottom there is also the turtle which (IIRC) the Balinese believe carries the world while swimming through an endless sea .

24th February 2006, 03:47 PM	#7
Alan62 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 164	Yes Rick, a turtle and a snake I have been trying to find info on this specific depiction ie:Standing on a turtle that seems to be fighting with a snake. I have found info on a Tortiose and an Elephant and other references to snakes but i am having a hard time with the Turtle and snake combination. Off I go to try some more

28th February 2006, 08:17 PM	#9
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,221	Without question Garuda and Narayana (an incarnation of Vishnu).