# Hyderabad firm crafts Garuda Vahanams from two-century-old Burma teak 2026-08-16T13:53:05+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Master craftsmen from Myanmar have carved a pair of intricately designed Garuda Vahanams for the Ammapalli Sri Sita Ramachandra Swamy Temple in Shamshabad, Telangana Today reports. The 400-kg structures are made from two-century-old Myanmar teak wood, sourced and stored by Anuradha Timber International in Bowenpally. Chadalavada Sharath Babu, managing partner of Anuradha Timbers, said the firm carried out two years of research for the project. A team visited temples in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and the National Museum in Delhi, studied Garuda iconography, and prepared a 10-page design document covering the face, crown, wings, serpents and other details. The actual carving took one and a half years. The vahanams will be used during the temple’s Garudotsavam in December. Anuradha Timber International had earlier crafted teak doors for the Ayodhya Ram temple. ## Coverage - telanganatoday.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Anuradha Timber International, Garuda Vahanam Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/hyderabad-firm-crafts-garuda-vahanams-from-two-century-old-burma-teak/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/hyderabad-firm-crafts-garuda-vahanams-from-two-century-old-burma-teak/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/