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Carved of Garuda Vahana at Prasat Kravan

Keywords : Vishnu, Koh Ker, Hindu, Garuda, Kravan, Mahitavarman

Site common namePrasat Kravan
Type of artworkSculpture
Province/CitySiem Reap
CountryCambodia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 13.419444
Long : 103.89

History of productionThe inscription found at the doorframe of Prasat Kravan reads that the Prasat was built by the noble called Mahitavarman. The complex consists of 5 Prasats lie north to south facing eastward. All the Prasats are located on the low base.
ArtLord Vishnu wears a headgear with the conical ringed tiara. His 4 hand hold 4 different objects as follow; The front right hand holds a padma (lotus), the front left hand holds gada (mace), the back right holds a sudarshana chakra, and the back left hand holds a shankha (conch shell). He wears the striped brocade at the knees level. In the front, the seam is in the large curved pattern. The Sculpture depicts as Vishnu sitting on the top of the winged humanoid creature with bird feathers covered the outer part of the body, presumably to be Garuda, the vahana (mount) of Lord Vishnu.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodKoh Ker
Age15th Buddhist Century
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism
Religion and beliefGaruda is a Hindu divinity, the legendary bird, and the mount of the Lord Vishnu. According to the Hindu Mythology, Lord Vishnu and Garuda battle each other but neither party can overcome and subdue the other. Instead, they made a pact with the condition that Garuda will serve as vahana of Lord Vishnu.
Related artworkVishnu sculpture mounts on the top of the winged humanoid creature with bird feathers covered the outer part of the body, presumably to be Garuda, the vahana (mount) of Lord Vishnu.

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-07-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali