Category:Makara

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See also category: Capricorn (astrology).

English: A Hindu-Buddhist-Jain is a hybrid mix of two or more creatures, real or mythical. Examples include a hybrid of fish, crocodile, horse, lion, elephant or dragon. The earliest Indian and Chinese cave temples, such as the 5th-century Buddhist cave temples in Shansi province, show makara (see J. H. Lindsay, The Makara in Early Chinese Buddhist Sculpture, Cambridge University Press, JSTOR 25222499). They are common in temple reliefs in South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia. In Nepal they can be seen on many spouts of old drinking fountains and in window and door ornaments of temples and palaces. Sometimes the body and tail are extended in the shape of scrolls and adopt a purely ornamental purpose. From the open mouth with large fangs escapes a nāga, an animal or a small figure.

Makara (मकर) is also a Sanskrit word that means crocodile. It is the mythical vahana of Vedic god Varuna in Hinduism.

Français : Le Makara est l'équivalent du Capricorne, une créature mythique avec un corps de poisson.

Makara

mythical hybrid creatures common in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain temple arts

Makara com a muntura del déu Varuna

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This category has the following 16 subcategories, out of 16 total.

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Makara in Cambodia (5 F)
Makara in China (2 C, 18 F)

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Makara in India (1 C, 49 F)
Makara in Indonesia (3 C, 43 F)

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Makara in Laos (3 F)

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Makara of Nepal (1 C, 5 F)

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Makara in Sri Lanka (1 C, 8 F)

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Makara in Thailand (16 F)
Makara in Tibet (8 F)

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Makara in Vietnam (10 F)

Media in category "Makara"

The following 37 files are in this category, out of 37 total.

17th to 18th-century goddess Ganga sculpture, Musée Rodin, Paris.jpg 1,067 × 1,600; 1.28 MB
1847 drawing by Kittoe, Makara, Elephant, Buddhist Bodhgaya Mahabodhi temple complex, Bihar 05.jpg 976 × 671; 191 KB
9th century Navalinga temple, Kukkanur, Karnataka India - 24.jpg 4,512 × 3,384; 6.13 MB
9th century Navalinga temple, Kukkanur, Karnataka India - 30.jpg 4,414 × 3,310; 4.52 MB
ACM-Bangles-Makara and Elephant head bangles-03554.jpg 5,378 × 3,585; 14.92 MB
ACM-Bangles-Makara head bangles-03556.jpg 2,896 × 2,896; 6.13 MB
Adhidweep Svetambara Jain monuments Malpara Gujarat - 5.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 2.46 MB
Adhidweep Svetambara Jain monuments Malpara Gujarat - 6.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 1.58 MB
Akhidweep Svetambara Jain monuments Malpara Gujarat - 7.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 2.76 MB
An Amalgamation of Wonder.JPG 4,320 × 3,240; 3.05 MB
Besnagar pillars.jpg 588 × 948; 100 KB
Candi Prambanan - 008 Makara, Siva Temple (12042608053) crop.jpg 2,100 × 300; 583 KB
Danam letters on Sanchi inscription.jpg 419 × 418; 63 KB
Ganga goddess statue.jpg 330 × 582; 66 KB
Guru Lhakhang Monastery, Boudhanath.jpg 4,641 × 3,094; 5.85 MB
Hanger in de vorm van een makara, AK-RBK-17524.jpg 4,728 × 4,728; 1.47 MB
Hanuman cross ocean and kill sursa.jpg 700 × 501; 66 KB
Idol of Varun.jpg 1,244 × 1,905; 1.78 MB
Indian School, late 18th century - Vishnu saves the elephant Gajendra from the clutches of the crocodile Makara. - RCIN 1005113.o - Royal Collection.jpg 1,126 × 1,650; 2.48 MB
Karava Makara Kodiya.JPG 1,191 × 711; 573 KB
Kaushambi Makara pillar capital, 2nd century BCE.jpg 1,447 × 956; 776 KB
Lomas Rishi Makara.jpg 717 × 558; 126 KB
Makara architectural element, Pandua, West Bengal, 11th-12 century AD, phyllite - Ethnological Museum, Berlin - DSC01616.JPG 5,351 × 3,255; 9.59 MB
Makara or yali on a kinnari veena.jpg 244 × 283; 24 KB
Makara or Yali on a rudra veena.jpg 1,184 × 988; 313 KB
Makara or yali on alapini vina, 12th century, Pala Empire artwork.jpg 429 × 392; 84 KB
Makara or yali, from Saraswati playing alapini vina, from Hindu stone sculpture in National Museum, New Delhi.jpg 222 × 204; 23 KB
Makara or yali, from Walters Art Museum statue "Saraswati".jpg 397 × 360; 78 KB
Makara, in basalto, xiii secolo, da narve, diwar, goa.jpg 2,808 × 3,678; 5.55 MB
Manu and Saptarishi.jpg 700 × 854; 180 KB
Pataliputra Kumrahar coping stone with vines.jpg 2,476 × 1,160; 900 KB
Statue of Buddha, Matho Monastery, Ladakh (14666923762).jpg 1,600 × 1,069; 309 KB
The evolution of the dragon (1919) (14579537497).jpg 1,570 × 1,568; 196 KB
The Legend of Narmada Hindu story.jpg 795 × 886; 803 KB
The Legend of Narmada Hindu story.svg 512 × 570; 309 KB
Volkenkundig museum, leiden (45) (16405326246).jpg 3,341 × 3,346; 2.71 MB
Watercolour painting on paper of Gaṅgā, the personification of the sacred river Ganges.jpg 5,600 × 6,677; 12.04 MB

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