每日一图：印度神话中的海兽Makara

**Picture of the Day: Makara In Hindu mythology, Makara is a sea creature and the vehicle of the goddess Ganga. Makara also frequently appears as a gargoyle or as a waterspout attached to a natural spring. On the site of Sambor Prei Kuk, which was the capital of the Chenla empire in the 6th and 7th centuries prior to Angkor, bas-reliefs were sculpted on temples. For example, the lintels at Sambor Prei Kuk feature two makaras in divergent positions. Their composite forms include a large crocodile head with a hefty jaw, sharp teeth, boar-like tusks, round eyes, horns, rising curled elephant trunks, small ears, and a reptilian body with a curved tail and two legs. During the Angkorian period, makara figures were widely employed in temple ornamentation.** **Follow us on: **[**Facebook**](https://www.facebook.com/CambodianessTTN/)** **[**X**](https://www.facebook.com/CambodianessTTN/)** **[**Telegram**](http://t.me/cambodianess)** **[**Instagram**](http://instagram.com/cambodianess)** **[**Linkedin**](http://linkedin.com/company/cambodianess)** **[**Youtube**](https://www.youtube.com/@cambodianess)** **[**Threads**](https://www.threads.net/@cambodianess)** **[**Tiktok**](https://www.tiktok.com/@cambodianess?_t=8nCThfAFnvj&_r=1)