A girl on early hours on Saturday rescued a rare injured Garuda bird from the Baladevjew flower garden raised by the Baladevjew Badasinghar Fulagutha Samiti.
According to Sabita Nayak, who is staying near the flower garden with her family, on Saturday she came across the injured chick of Garuda bird that was lying on the garden.
She later treated the bird by applying turmeric paste and coconut oil on the wound of the bird. She also fed the chick with milk When the message spread in the nearby areas, hundreds of locals rushed to the flower garden to see the rare Garuda chick. A religious atmosphere prevailed on the spot as the locals took the chick to be the very incarnation of Lord Baldevjew. Though the locals informed the Kendrapada forest range personnel, but the office was closed. Meanwhile, the family members of Sabita have kept the bird in their house. A veterinary surgeon also inspected the health of the chick. In the Hindu mythology ,Garuda is the king of birds, and vehicle of Lord Vishnu.