Makara

The will makara is a watery Animal mythological bestiary of the India. It is about a creature having at the same time small a Trompe connecting it with the sea elephant, the teeth of the Crocodile and a tail of Poisson.

One finds representations of will makara at the same time in the Buddhist context and Hindu. Oldest are undoubtedly those of the balustrades of Stûpa, such those of Bharut. The form of will makara will undergo a stylistic and iconographic evolution, so that the animals the component will become less and less recognizable. As from the medieval time, volutes plants replace even its cut in front.

Will makara is regarded as a favourable creature related to the Fécondité. It is also mounting or Vâhana of the goddess of the Gange, Gangâ, like that of the god of water, Varuna.

The representations of will makara will be spread in Southeast Asia parallel to the expansion of the Indian culture in this area.

In the Architecture khmère, one finds them frequently represented at the ends of the lintel X or the pediment S, spitting sometimes of the pearls or small characters.

See too

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Chipique

Illustrations:

Tête of will makara [[Rijksmuseum]]
Makara-waste-gas main - India

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