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makara-praṇāla (makara, <figure- and animal-derived motifs>, ... Design Elements (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: In Indian architecture, a makara-shaped gargoyle; makara-shaped water chute or conduit for discharging deity’s lustral water; elsewhere in halls, at eave-cornice, etc.; torana-arch spewed from the mouths of makaras, or formed from their tails. |
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makara-praṇāla (preferred,C,U,English-P,AD,L,SN)
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makara-praṇāla (Sanskrit (transliterated)-P,AD,SN)
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makara-pranala (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: D.DG |
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Physical Attributes Facet |
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.... Design Elements (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ design elements (attributes) (G) |
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............ motifs (G) |
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................ <figure- and animal-derived motifs> (G) |
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.................... makara (G) |
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........................ makara-praṇāla (G) |
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