Nagas Issuing from Makaras

Modern Wat, near Kamphaeng Yai

The Khmer theme of nagas issuing from makaras is continued in this more recent temple. Because of their elongated snouts, they seem more like the modern Burmese naga than like the traditional Khmer naga. Also, their elephant-like noses make them seem more like makaras than like proper nagas. At any rate, each of the creatures has two rearing heads on a split body that joins in a single body that issues from the head of the makara behind it.