In Sinhalese ancient artwork Makara is made up of body parts of six or seven animals such as the trunk of the elephant, jaws of the crocodile, ears of the mouse or ape, extruding teeth of wild swine, the tail plume of the peacock and feet of the lion.

摩伽罗 （梵語： Makara[1]），玄奘新译为 摩竭； 印度神話 中的海獸， 恒河女神 及 伐樓拿 的座騎。 牠亦是 印度教 中代表愛與慾望的神祇 伽摩 的標誌。 傳統上，摩伽罗被認為是海中異獸，有人認為牠的形象是源自 鱷魚，亦有人亦認為是 鯨魚 、 海豚 、甚至是魚身象頭等的海獸 [2]。 《大唐西域記》中記述一名為「摩竭」的大魚。 書中第八卷記載了漕矩吒國的一名大商人因為輕蔑佛法，一次在海上迷失方向，足足有三年之久，後來在瀕死的時候看見一座大山，山勢崇峻，船上 …

In the Hindu culture, the Makara is a legendary sea creature. It is depicted as a half-land and half-sea animal. Ganga, the river goddess, and Varuna, the sea god, use the Makara as a Vahana, or vehicle. Ancient Indian Vedic describes the Makara as …

2023年10月5日 · The Makara is a hybrid creature, typically likened to a dragon. The Makara takes the general shape of a crocodile, only with features borrowed from a mishmash of other creatures, both terrestrial and aquatic.

Makara is a mythical sea creature that holds a significant place in Hindu mythology and art. The word Makara is derived from the Sanskrit language, where it means “sea animal” or “crocodile.” It is often depicted with the head of an elephant and the body of a crocodile.

The Makara is described in Vedic texts as half animal, half aquatic and an aggressor — a true monster of the deep. Often depicted in art as having the mouth of a crocodile, the body of a fish, the tail of a peacock and the paws of a panther, the Makara has attained mythical status.

2023年10月24日 · Imagine a creature with the head of an elephant, the jaws of a crocodile, the tusks of a wild boar, the body of a fish, and the tail of a peacock. This fantastical hybrid animal is known as the Makara, a mythical sea monster from Hindu mythology. The Makara is essential in Hindu iconography and temple architecture across South and Southeast Asia.

2020年2月2日 · In the Hindu religion, the Makara is a sea monster that serves as a mount for Varuna, Hindu god of sky and water, and one the oldest Vedic deities. The creature, Makara, also associated with water, ocean, rivers, and clouds, is at the same time, the vahana (vehicle) of the Vedic river goddess Ganga, the female representation of the Ganges River.

Makara (devanāgarī: मकर) is a Sanskrit name for a mythical sea-creature in Hinduism, which in early art seems to have been inspired in a crocodile. It is generally depicted as half terrestrial animal (in the frontal part in animal forms of elephant or crocodile or stag, or deer) and in the tail part as aquatic animal, (as a fish tail or ...

2023年3月6日 · Makara is influential in many cultures and associated with the Capricorn zodiac sign. The sculpture of Makara, often accompanied by a lion, is usually found in Lord Shiva's temple. There's an...