Lintel <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoysala_architecture" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Hoysala architecture">Hoysala architecture</a> of the Keshava sanctum, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennakeshava_Temple,_Belur" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Chennakeshava Temple, Belur">Chennakeshava Temple</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belur,_Karnataka" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Belur, Karnataka">Belur, Karnataka</a>, India. This depicts <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Vishnu">Lord Vishnu</a> along with his consort in the middle of the arch, flanked by mythical beasts <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makara" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Makara">Makara</a>. The Makara here is depicted as a combination of 7 animals' parts. The Makaras are shown with jaws of a crocodile, an elephant trunk, eyes of monkey, tusks of boar, with scales of fish, feet of a lion and a peacock tail. Also seen are the heads of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaya-Vijaya" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Jaya-Vijaya">Jaya-Vijaya</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvarapala" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Dvarapala">Dvarapalaka</a> (gatekeepers) of Lord Vishnu.
Parallel view images taken consecutively and combined for Stereoscopic effect.
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