Makara

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The word Makara can refer to several different things.

• In Aboriginal mythology, the Makara are the seven sisters who eventually became the Pleiades.

• In Hinduism, Makara is a mythical creature and Varuna's and Ganga's Vahana (mount): Makara

• In the Hindu calendar Makara refers to the Zodiacal sign of Capricorn.

• In geography, Makara is a rural locality west of Wellington, New Zealand.

• The Makara Guardians is a group formed to coordinate opposition to wind farm development at Makara, Wellington, New Zealand.

• In old Greek, Makara means "blessed." Since many East European people accepted Christianity from the Greeks, many of these peoples have Makara in the root of their last names: Makarios (Greeks), the given name Makar gave rise to a number of last names Makarov (Russians), Makarenko (Ukrainians), Makara (Slovaks).

• In Khmer, the official language of Cambodia, Makara means January.

• There was a hardcore band named Makara in the mid-nineties. Members went on to form Ruhaeda and Welcome the Plague Year.

• Makara is also the name of logo of Universitas Indonesia.

• Commander Makara is an evil female alien admiral in the Japanese sci-fi puppet series X-Bomber (Star fleet)

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