Gandabherunda

Gandabherunda as a roof statue, Rameshvara temple, Keladi
Gandabherunda in a decorative painting, Brihadishvara Temple, Thanjavur
Left: Gandabherunda in a roof statue, Rameshvara temple, Keladi. Right: Gandabherunda in a decorative painting, Brihadishvara Temple, Thanjavur.

Gandabherunda (IAST: Gaṇḍabheruṇḍa) is a two-headed bird and he is a form of the Hindu god Vishnu as Narasimha and he has enormous powers in Hindu scriptures. In Hinduism, Gandabherunda is a form of Vishnu as Narasimha who disemboweled and killed Sharabha, a form of Shiva and Hiranyakashipu at the same time in Hindu texts.

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