Thakur Sonaray - Krishna riding Lion : On the day of Magh Krishna Ekadasi, in Varendra region (mid-north Bengal) Sri Krishna is worshiped in a special form, Simhavāhana Banśīdhārī Kr̥ṣṇa, known as Thakur Sonaray. This form is comparable to Dharma-thakur Bankura Ray of Rarh.
Garuda - the Vishnuvahana Pakshiraja have ancient tradition of worship in Bengal. Garuda is worshipped since the Pala era when Gaudeshwar Devapala erected his Garuda stambha in military centres of Empire. Garuda was the totemic symbol of Vanga tribe mentioned in Rigveda AA.
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