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Garuda ( Sanskrit: गरुड, romanized : Garuḍa; Pali: गरुळ, romanized: Garuḷa; Vedic Sanskrit: गरुळ, IAST: Garuḷa) is a Hindu deity who is primarily depicted as the mount ( vahana) of the Hindu god Vishnu. This divine creature is mentioned in the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain faiths. [ 1][ 5][ 6] Garuda is also the half ...
The feathers of the Garuda are arranged to represent the date 17 August 1945, the day on which Indonesia's independence was proclaimed. The national emblem [ 2] of Indonesia is called Garuda Pancasila. [ 3] The main part is the Garuda with a heraldic shield on its chest and a scroll gripped by its legs.
Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia. Died. February 1, 2022. (2022-02-01) (aged 69) Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia. Herry Koesaeri (17 September 1952 – 1 February 2022) was an Indonesian bureaucrat and lecturer. He was Bekasi's temporary regent from February to April 2006 and from April to May 2007.
Sapardi Djoko Damono (20 March 1940 – 19 July 2020) was an Indonesian poet known for lyrical poems, and who was widely regarded as the pioneer of lyrical poetry in Indonesia. [ 1] He died in South Tangerang, Banten on 19 July 2020 after a long illness. [ 2]
Garuda Purana, Purvakhanda, chapter 68 (translator: MN Dutt) The Garuda Purana describes 14 gems, their varieties, and how to test their quality. The gems discussed include ruby, pearl, yellow sapphire, hessonite, emerald, diamond, cats eye, blue sapphire, coral, red garnet, jade, colorless quartz, and bloodstone. The technical discussion of gems in the text is woven with its theories on the ...
Garuda Indonesia is the flag carrier of Indonesia, headquartered at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport near Jakarta.A successor of KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf, it is a member of SkyTeam airline alliance and the second-largest airline of Indonesia after Lion Air, operating scheduled flights to a number of destinations across Asia, Europe, and Australia from its hubs, focus cities, as well as ...
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The golden age of the airline started in 1956, when it operated Hajj flights using its eight Convair CV-240s. In 1963, it operated flights to Tokyo via Hong Kong using three Lockheed L-188 Electra. In 1965, Garuda expanded its destinations, with flights to Cambodia, China, Paris, Athens, and Prague. It also opened routes to Amsterdam from ...