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Mākara Beach, [3] previously spelled Makara Beach, is a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand, consisting of a small seaside village and its surrounding countryside. The Wellington City Council regards it as a separate suburb to Mākara .
The potential of Makara as a possible recreational landscape for Wellington city was recognised from the early 1970s. [14] There is a small boat access at the north end of Mākara Beach into the river. [15] There is a two-hour walk from Mākara to Boom Rock if the Mākara Stream is crossed. [16]
The Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park was visited by 8% of the Wellington population in 2003 according to research carried out by the Wellington City Council. It has received a recreation award from the New Zealand Recreation Association and two conservation awards from the New Zealand Department of Conservation .
Makara as the Vahana (vehicle) of the goddess Ganga. Makara (Sanskrit: मकर, romanized: Makara) is a legendary sea-creature in Hindu mythology. [1] In Hindu astrology, Makara is equivalent to the Zodiac sign Capricorn. Makara appears as the vahana (vehicle) of the river goddess Ganga, Narmada, and of the god of the ocean, Varuna. [2]
Dolphin Beach is owned and operated by Makara Resorts (Pvt) Ltd. [1] It was opened in late 2010 by Dallas Martenstyn, [3] [unreliable source?] and was designed by architect Christine Wallbeoff. [4] Much of the construction of the resort was done by the Kalpitiya community.
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The Makara River refers to one of the following rivers in New Zealand. Makara River (Chatham Islands), in the Chatham Islands; Mākara River (Wellington), part of the ...
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