Makara
... that during Vedic times Makara , known as the "water monster vehicle", was the Vahana or vehicle of Varuna, the Vedic deity?
... that during <a href="./Vedas" id="mwB2c" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Vedas">Vedic</a> times <b id="mwB2g"><a class="mw-redirect" href="./Makara_(Hindu_mythology)" id="mwB2k" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Makara (Hindu mythology)">Makara</a></b> <i id="mwB2o">(pictured)</i>, known as the "water monster vehicle", was the <a href="./Vahana" id="mwB2s" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Vahana">Vahana</a> or vehicle of <a href="./Varuna" id="mwB2w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Varuna">Varuna</a>, the Vedic deity?