Ganesha, also spelled Ganesh, also called Ganapati, elephant-headed Hindu god of beginnings,

who is traditionally worshipped before any major enterprise and is the patron of intellectuals,
bankers, scribes, and authors. His name means both “Lord of the People” (gana means the
common people) and “Lord of the Ganas” (Ganesha is the chief of the ganas, the goblin hosts of
Shiva). Ganesha is potbellied and generally depicted as holding in his hand a few round Indian
sweets, of which he is inordinately fond. His vehicle (vahana) is the large Indian bandicoot rat,
which symbolizes Ganesha’s ability to overcome anything to get what he wants. Like a rat and
like an elephant, Ganesha is a remover of obstacles. The 10-day late-summer (August–
September) festival Ganesh Chaturthi is devoted to him.
The Garuda (Sanskrit: गरुड Garuḍa; Pāli: गगगग Garuḷa) is a legendary bird or bird-like creature in
Hindu, Buddhist and Jain mythology.[1][2][3] He is variously the vehicle mount (vahana) of the Hindu
god Vishnu, a dharma-protector and Astasena in Buddhism, and the Yaksha of the Jain Tirthankara
Shantinatha.[2][3][4]
Garuda is described as the king of birds and a kite-like figure.[5][6] He is shown either in zoomorphic
form (giant bird with partially open wings) or an anthropomorphic form (man with wings and some
bird features). Garuda is generally a protector with power to swiftly go anywhere, ever watchful and
an enemy of the serpent.[1][6][7] He is also known as Tarkshya and Vynateya.[8]
Garuda is a part of state insignia in India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia. The
Indonesian official coat of arms is centered on the Garuda. The national emblem of Indonesia is
called Garuda Pancasila. The Indian Air Force also uses the Garuda in their coat of arms and even
named their special operations unit after it as Garud Commando Force.
The Agusan Gold Image also known as The Golden Tara was found in Esperanza, Agusan del Sur.
According to the history, The Golden Tara was found by a Manobo woman named Bilay Campos on
July 1917 at the river bank of Wawa river of the said town. The word Tara was a Sanskrit name
which is a Goddess from the religion Valjryana Buddhism.

From GMA's documentary in titled "Philippine Treasure", according to Bilay's grand daughter, Aling
Constancia , the Golden Tara was stolen and never been gave to anyone, which according to the
history, it was given to Baclagon then passed to Agusan Coconut Company, because of debt. Then H.
Otley Beyer tried to sell the image to the National Government of the Philippines for its National
Museum but unfortunately the government doesn't have enough money to buy the image. The said
image was above 18-Karat and a height of 7 inches.