Does anyone recognize this

[Alan62]

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

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a173/Alan62/Bali002.jpg


Thanks for any help

[Rick]

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

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

[Alam Shah]

I agree with Rick. :)
For more info, follow this link.
http://www.archipelago-emag.com/mag/garuda.html

[Alan62]

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

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a173/Alan62/Bali001.jpg


I appreciate the help

[Mark]

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]

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

[Alan62]

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]

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 . :o

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

No need for anything further from me on the subject . :D

[Battara]

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