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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]
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]
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 .
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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 ...
Makran.makoran pars1744 Amesterdam Gwadar beach in Makran region-today the economy of Makrani Baloch is largely based on use of the ocean. The narrow coastal plain rises rapidly into several mountain ranges. Of the 1,000 km (620 mi) coastline, around 750 km (470 mi) are in Pakistan. The climate is dry with little rainfall.
The Makara, is a composite dragon with a curious mythical structure. It symbolizes the house of Capricorn in the Zodiac to which it has given its name Makara in the Hindu calendar. It has the head of a crocodile, horns of a goat, the body of an antelope and a snake, the tail of a fish and feet of a panther.