Editing Garuda (section)

===India===
[[File:Garuda emblem.png|thumb|upright=1.2|{{center|Garuda emblem of the [[Gupta Empire]].}}]]
India primarily uses Garuda as a martial motif:

* Royal insignia (''Garudadhvaja'') of the [[Gupta Empire]]. 
* [[Garud Commando Force]] is a [[special forces]] unit of the [[Indian Air Force]], specialising in operations deep behind enemy lines.<ref>{{cite news | title = Here's everything you need to know about Indian Air Force's elite Garud Commandos #Pathankotattacks | newspaper = India Times | date = 4 January 2016 | author = Abhishek Saksena | url = http://www.indiatimes.com/culture/who-we-are/here-s-everything-you-need-to-know-about-indian-air-force-s-elite-garud-commandos-pathankotattacks-249057.html | access-date = 25 August 2017 | archive-date = 25 August 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170825191743/http://www.indiatimes.com/culture/who-we-are/here-s-everything-you-need-to-know-about-indian-air-force-s-elite-garud-commandos-pathankotattacks-249057.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
* [[Brigade of the Guards]] of the [[Indian Army]] uses Garuda as their symbol
* [[The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India]] (ICAI) uses Garuda as their logo<ref>{{cite web |title=ICAI unveils new logo to commemorate the start of its 75th year |url=https://news.caclubindia.com/icai-unveils-new-logo-to-commemorate-the-start-of-its-75th-year-22382.asp#:~:text=The%20logo%20features%20a%20modern,of%20the%20chartered%20accounting%20profession |website=CAclubindia |access-date=16 July 2023 |date=30 June 2023}}</ref>
* Elite bodyguards of the medieval [[Hoysala]] kings were called Garudas
* [[Kerala]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]] state road transport corporations use Garuda as the name for a/c mofussil buses
* Garuda rock, a rocky cliff in [[Tirumala]] in [[Andhra Pradesh]]
* The insignia of the 13th century [[Aragalur]] chief, Magadesan, included [[Rishabha (Hinduism)|Rishabha]] the sacred bull and the Garud
* Indian [[Hindi]]-language TV serial ''[[Dharm Yoddha Garud]]'', based on the life of Garuda<ref>{{cite news |title=Dharam Yoddha Garud: 5 things you didn't know about Garud |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/dharam-yoddha-garud-5-things-you-didnt-know-about-garud/articleshow/89963784.cms |access-date=12 May 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=3 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=21 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321145107/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/dharam-yoddha-garud-5-things-you-didnt-know-about-garud/articleshow/89963784.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''As an art form'''
* [[Garudan Thookkam|Garudan Thookam]], a temple dance primarily found in Central Kerala districts, where dancers dress as Garuda, and dance in praise of [[Kali|Goddess Kali]].