December 20, 2008
281206 Wat Saen - the makara that got the fish...
& the sour puss that didn't...
The fish-tailed, crocodile-like makara is the mount of Ganga (Hindu goddess of the Ganges river in India) & Varuna (Vedic god of the ocean). In Lao & Thai Buddhist architecture, makara are usually depicted with multi-headed nagas sprouting from their open mouths, but these guys here are either going hungry or *MUNCH* *BURP* have already gobbled up theirs...
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