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Legend · 2 tellings · contested

The release of the elephant king

An elephant seized by a crocodile lifts a lotus and calls on Vishnu, who arrives on Garuda and frees both animal and captor with the discus.

Gajendra, Huhu (the crocodile), Vishnu, Garuda

Pan-India South India