A distinguishing feature of all Vaishnava temples are the
sculptures of Garuda and Hanuman.
Garuda and Hanuman on either sides of namam shanku &
chakram.
Garuda is the King of Birds. He is the divine Eagle. He
is the eternal carrier (Vahana) of Lord Vishnu and as such is his most intimate
devotee.
He is called Peria-tiruvadi, in the Tamil religious world, as the greatest devotee of the Lord He is to be worshipped by devotees as the Lord's Lotus Feet.
Tiruvadi means 'auspicious feet'. Peria stands for 'senior' to distinguish him from the junior Tiruvadi - 'siria-tiruvadi' - who is Hanuman, the monkey-God. Hanuman is the well-known devotee of Lord Rama. He is the hero, next only to Rama himself, of the Ramayana.
Similarly most of the south Indian kings minted coins
with Garuda and Hanuman.
Following is one such coin
which has both garuda & hanuman on either sides of the coin:
Following are the ramana coins of Nayaks with Hanuma
& Garuda
