Makara as the Vahana (vehicle) of the goddess Ganga
Makara (Sanskrit: मकर, romanized: Makara) is a legendary sea-creature in Hindu mythology.[1] In Hindu astrology, Makara is equivalent to the Zodiac sign Capricorn.
Makara appears as the vahana (vehicle) of the river goddess Ganga, Narmada, and of the god of the ocean, Varuna.[2] Makara are considered guardians of gateways and thresholds, protecting throne rooms as well as entryways to temples; it is the most commonly recurring creature in Hindu and Buddhist temple iconography, and also frequently appears as a gargoyle or as a spout attached to a natural spring. Makara-shaped earrings called Makarakundalas are sometimes worn by Hindu deities, for example Shiva, Vishnu, Surya, and Chandi. Makara is also the insignia of the love god Kamadeva, who has no dedicated temples and is also known as Makaradhvaja, "one whose flag depicts a makara".
Makara (Sanskrit: मकर, romanized: Makara) is a legendary sea-creature in Hindu mythology. In Hindu astrology, Makara is equivalent to the Zodiac sign Capricorn...
transition of the sun from the zodiac of Sagittarius (dhanu) to Capricorn (makara). Since the sun has made this transition which vaguely coincides with moving...
The Makara River refers to one of the following rivers in New Zealand. Makara River (Chatham Islands), in the Chatham Islands Mākara River (Wellington)...
Makara Jyothi is a star worshiped by pilgrims at Sabarimala Temple in Kerala on Makara Sankranti every year. It is believed that the deity Ayyappan asserts...
to a Makara (or Magara) after Hanuman took a dip into the ocean and his sweat drop fell into the mouth of the Makara, impregnating her. Makara begets...
live. Mākara is a rural locality 10 km west of Wellington, New Zealand. The Makara Guardians represents some 85% of the families in the Mākara Valley...
福井縣南條郡誌. 南条郡教育會. March 1934. p. 548. Turnbull, Stephen. Warriors of Medieval Japan. (in Japanese) "Makara Naotaka: Shiro to kosenjō" (18 Feb. 2008) v t e...
southward movement of the Sun). It is the period between Karka Sankranti and Makara Sankranti as per the sidereal zodiac and between the summer solstice and...
Prampir Makara (Khmer: ប្រាំពីរមករា [prampiː meakaraː]; meaning 'Seventh of January'), also 7 Makara (Khmer: ៧មករា; meaning '7th of January'), is a section...
is the kala-makara, a symbol of the two sources of energy in nature. Kala is the energy from above (the power of the sun), while makara represents the...
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Robert Makara Russian: Роберт Макара); born January 27, 1948) was a Soviet nordic combined skier who competed in the late 1960s. At the 1968 Winter Olympics...
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Makaravilakku is an annual festival held on Makara Sankranti in Kerala, India at the shrine of Sabarimala. The festival includes the Thiruvabharanam (sacred...
The Makara Nedunkuḻaikathar Temple is one of the Nava Tirupathi, nine Hindu temples dedicated to Vishnu located Thenthiruperai along Tiruchendur-Tirunelveli...
Woodroffe, under the pseudonym Arthur Avalon, describes the individual makara. He states that they include madya (wine), mamsa (meat), matsya (fish),...
more aggressive tendencies. His astrological sign is Sagittarius. Gamzee Makara Gamzee is a purple-blooded troll with strong ties to his religious faith...
Grason Makara (born 7 May 2000 in Australia) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Force in Global Rapid Rugby and the Super Rugby AU competition...
displayed a white flag with the device of a particular fish in the centre". The Makara, is a composite dragon with a curious mythical structure. It symbolizes...
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