Makara 95233 219881421 2008-06-17T08:17:51Z 89.138.143.138 The word '''Makara''' can refer to several different things. *In [[Aboriginal mythology]], the ''Makara'' are the seven sisters who eventually became the [[Pleiades (star cluster)|Pleiades]]. *In [[Hinduism]], ''Makara'' is a [[mythology|mythical]] creature and [[Varuna]]'s and [[Ganga]]'s [[Vahana]] (mount): [[Makara (Hindu mythology)|Makara]] *In the [[Hindu calendar]] ''Makara'' refers to the [[zodiac|Zodiacal]] sign of [[Capricorn]]. *In [[geography]], ''[[Makara, New Zealand|Makara]]'' is a rural locality west of [[Wellington, New Zealand | Wellington]], [[New Zealand]]. * The [[Makara Guardians]] is a group formed to coordinate opposition to wind farm development at [[Makara, New Zealand|Makara]], Wellington, New Zealand. *In [[Greek language|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 name]]s Makarov (Russians), Makarenko (Ukrainians), Makara (Slovaks). *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 [[Extraterrestrial life in popular culture|alien]] admiral in the japanese sci-fi [[puppet]] series [[X-Bomber]] (Star fleet) {{disambig}} [[de:Makara]] [[tr:Makara]]