Temple key with makara handle Gadaladeniya Sri Lanka

Temple key with makara handle Gadaladeniya Sri Lanka Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tom Allwood / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

AKA3B1

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50 MB (1.1 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

3413 x 5120 px | 28.9 x 43.3 cm | 11.4 x 17.1 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

15 December 2003

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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