Upon completion, the Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) statue will be the largest and tallest statue in the world. Depicting Lord Vishnu mounting the mythical Garuda bird, the statue is planned to reach ...

Let me start with an old mythological story. Narada Muni was a disciple of Lord Vishnu. One day, Narada asked: “Why is the statue of Garuda (Vishnu’s eagle and vehicle) placed in your temples? Why not ...

During a visit to the temple in late June, the statues of a Dhyani (meditating) Buddha and a Garudashin Vishnu (Lord Vishnu sitting or riding on Garuda, a mythical bird-like creature) were found.

Situated at Garuda Vishnu Kenkana Cultural Park, the gigantic Garuda Vishnu Kenkana statue is a spectacular architectural and engineering wonder. "The entire theme of the Statue is premised on ...

Two others remain, however, as it's a bronze statue of the Hindu god Vishnu. Discovered in 1936 by the Frenchman Maurice Glaize, on an island in the center of Angkor's largest pond, in what was ...