Garuda Panchami is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Garuda, an ardent devotee and the Vaahana of Lord Vishnu. The fifth day of the Shukla paksha in the month of Shravana is celebrated as Garuda Panchami. Garuda is the son of Vinata and Kashyapa Muni and lives on the planet known as Salmalidvipa where he is constantly offering prayers to Lord Vishnu.
