Hoysala Garuda Unit

The Profound Value System of Kuvara-Lakshma and his Heroic Unit of Garudas

The Garudas were a select unit of bodyguards who safeguarded Hoysala kings. Kuvara-Lakshma was the head of one such unit comprising 1000 bodyguards. When his master Vira Ballala died, Lakshma and his unit gave up their lives in his honour.