Temple key with makara handle Gadaladeniya Sri Lanka
RMID:Image ID:AKA3B1
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Tom Allwood / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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3413 x 5120 px | 28.9 x 43.3 cm | 11.4 x 17.1 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
15 December 2003More information:
Also found on gateways and door handles the makara is a symbol of protection in Sri Lankan mythology It is one of the legendary multispecies beasts with the trunk of an elephant the body of a fish the feet of a lion the ears of a hog the teeth of a monkey and the tail of a swan This enormous key is for the entrance to the Gadaladeniya Temple near Kandy and is looked after by the monks from a nearby monastary