It is also referred to in the web comic Homestuck, as the character Gamzee, who is based on juggalo culture, has an affinity for it.

A Homestuck ship, with Tavros and Gamzee!

* X-Bomber Japanese sci-fi puppet character Commander Makara

thumbIn many Buddhist countries, the concept of the nāga has been merged with local traditions of great and wise serpents or dragons, as depicted in this stairway image of a multi-headed nāga emerging from the mouth of a Makara in the style of a Chinese dragon at Phra Maha Chedi Chai Mongkol on the premises of Wat Pha Namthip Thep Prasit Vararam in Thailand's Roi Et Province Nong Phok District.

Since many East European people accepted Christianity from the Greeks, many of these peoples have Makara in the root of some names: Makarios ( Greeks ).

The dolphin is said to be among the creatures which heralded the goddess ' descent from the heavens and her mount, the Makara, is sometimes depicted as a dolphin.

It coincides with the festival Makara Sankranthi celebrated throughout India as the winter harvest, and is usually held from January 13 – 15 in the Gregorian calendar i. e. from the last day of the Tamil month Maargazhi to the third day of Thai.

However, the Sankranti festival usually refers to Makara Sankaranti, or the transition of the Sun from Dhanu rashi ( Sagittarius ) to Makara rashi ( Capricorn ).

** Wellington City (): from Linden south, includes Horokiwi but excludes Makara and Ohariu

West of Ngaio, the electrode line from the North Island shore electrode at Te Hikowhenua, north of Makara Beach, merges with the main transmission line towers for the final connection to the North Island converter station.

The following list provides details on the movie, television, or video game trailers that have used tracks from the Makara album:

Cinnabon says it uses Makara cinnamon from Indonesia.

Some of the best Pradal Serey champions come from the Battambang Province although a number of big name stars have come via Southern Cambodia such as Eh Phoutong from Koh Kong Province, Thun Sophea from Svay Rieng Province and Meas Chantha and Seng Makara from Kandal Province.

Makara sankranti marks beginning of the solar maagha masa, and Lohri must be celebrated on the last day of the solar Dhanur masa, which also marks the exit of the sun from Dhanu rashi ( Sagittarius ).

They set off to discover the nature of the F-Zero-One and try to protect it from the increasingly desperate Commander Makara and her menacing overlord, the Imperial Master.

These mark the movement of the Sun along a sidereally fixed zodiac ( precession is ignored ) into Makara, the zodiacal sign which corresponds with Capricorn, and into Karkat, the zodiacal sign which corresponds with Cancer, respectively.

* Makara ( album ) is the third studio album released by E. S.

* In the Khmer language, Makara is the first month of a year, January ().

Guru rules over the signs Dhanu ( Sagittarius ) and Meena ( Pisces ), he is exalted in Karka ( Cancer ) and in his fall in Makara ( Capricorn ).

In Hindu tradition it is often depicted as a fabulous jewel in the possession of the Nāga king or as on the forehead of the Makara.

The main library of the university is on the campus, along with other facilities such as the Student Services Center, Student Activities Center, gymnasium, stadium, hockey field, hotel ( Wisma Makara ), travel agent and the dormitory.

The Wisma Makara (" Makara Lodge ") is located on Universitas Indonesia ’ s Depok campus and considered to be amongst the finest accommodation in Depok.

Tamils refer to Pongal as " Tamizhar Thirunaal " ( meaning " the festival of Tamils ") Makara Sankranti in turn is referred to in the Surya Siddhanta.

In Gujarat, known as Gôḷ ( ગ ો ળ ), during Makara Sankranti, a similar preparation called Tal na Ladu or Tal Sankli is made.

Scientifically, the shortest day of the year is around December 21 – 22 after which the days begin to get longer, hence actual Winter Solstice begins on December 21 or December 22 when the tropical sun enters Makara rashi.

Makara Sankranti is also to honour, worship and to pay respect to Saraswati ( Goddess of Knowledge ).

The day preceding Makara Sankranti is called Bhogi ( భ ో గ ి) and this is when people discard old and derelict things and concentrate on new things causing change or transformation.

The second day is Makara Sankranti, also called " Pedda Panduga " ( ప ె ద ్ ద ప ం డ ు గ ), which literally means " the big festival ", when everyone wears new clothes, prays to God, and make offerings of traditional food to ancestors who have died.

On the day after Makara Sankranti, the animal kingdom is remembered and in particular, the cows.

Makara Sankranti is celebrated in Kerala at Sabarimala where the Makara Jyothi is visible followed by the Makara Vilakku celebrations.

A colony of male fur seals has long been established near Red Rocks on the Makara Coast, west of Wellington.

* Makara, New Zealand, a rural locality on the coast of the North Island west of Wellington

* 2 June 2005-Meridian announced a proposal to develop a wind farm west of Wellington, Project West Wind with up to 70 wind turbines with a total capacity of 210 MW, built across 55. 8 square km on rural land near Makara at the south-western tip of the North Island.

A sketch of the goddess Ganga on her Vahana ( mount ) Makara ( Hindu mythology ) | Makara

Sankranti or Sankranthi marks the transition of the Sun into Makara rashi ( Capricorn ) on its celestial path.

They eat rice cooked with Til ( sesame seeds ) on the first day and eat meat on Makara Sankranti ( Pedda Panduga ), the second day of the festival.

* Makara Sankaranti: (, Sanskrit: मकर स ं क ् र ा न ् त ि, Bengali: মকর স ং ক ্ র া ন ্ ত ি, Assamese: মকৰ স ং ক ্ র া ন ্ ত ি, Malayalam: മകര സ ാ ന ്‍ ക ് ര ാ ന ് ത ി, Tamil: த ை ப ் ப ொ ங ் கல ், Telugu: మకర స ం క ్ ర ాం త ి, Marathi: मकर स ं क ् र ा न ् त ि, Kannada: ಮಕರ ಸ ಂ ಕ ್ ರ ಾಂ ತ ಿ) or Sankranti or Sankranthi marks the transition of the Sun into Makara rashi ( Capricorn ) on its celestial path.

" The new album, renamed Makara, consists of 15 tracks and was released on February 2, 2010 for download on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and several other popular download services.

The anniversary of this incident is celebrated on Makara Vilakku day.

It is believed that on Makara Vilakku day, Lord Dharmasasta stops his tapas to bless his devotees.

The sun usually enters the Nirayana Makara rashi ( Capricorn ) on January 14 ( 99 % of the time ).