Hilt of an old South-Indian sword

iskender · 7th February 2016, 09:46 PM

gentlemen ,around the temple of lord shiva in kanchipuram, the kanchi kailasanathar temple in tamil nandu built in dravinian architectural style, you will find semi-god statues whitch represent yalis! very powerfull creatures with there own will and not committed to other deities! compare them with the faces on this beautiful handle! iskender

ariel · 9th February 2016, 12:20 PM

Can you post some pic, please?

I do not think I will be booking a trip to Kanchipuram any time soon, but would love to see the creatures.

Jens Nordlunde · 9th February 2016, 02:37 PM

Here is a Yali. Notice the elephant between the hind legs, and that it is eating an elephant.

iskender · 9th February 2016, 04:34 PM

as requested a few yalis from kanchipuram, i have problems my files are to large otherwise i would upload more! you can find more on wikipedia! the templewalls are full of them,also the inside of the wall around the whole complex is guarded by them! the temple is built from 685-705AD. (is said) greetings iskender

Jens Nordlunde · 9th February 2016, 06:08 PM

Thank you very much for the pictures.
Could you, to the best of you oppinion, describe what a Yali is, and what it is supposed to do/mean? If possible also about the Makari.
As I think many on the forum are unknown to what they are. They have a wague idea - but that is all, and both are very important when it comes to the old Indian history.

iskender · 10th February 2016, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

Thank you very much for the pictures.
Could you, to the best of you oppinion, describe what a Yali is, and what it is supposed to do/mean? If possible also about the Makari.
As I think many on the forum are unknown to what they are. They have a wague idea - but that is all, and both are very important when it comes to the old Indian history.

dear jens under the title :KuLulza28 -sinhala/srilankan swords-there is a highly interessting tread inkluding a lot of work from Ibrahiim,Gavin and other members on that theme! the only thing that i dare to say is that yalis descended from cows and can fly. greetings iskender

Battara · 10th February 2016, 04:18 PM

I don't know much about the yali, but what I do know about the makara (again not much) is that it is a water based monster made up of different animal parts, like an elephant trunk (as mentioned earlier), sometimes tentacles, big mouth, etc. I have one on my Tibetan kartika (grigung in Tibetan).

I guess that does point to "makara" being from northern India.

7th February 2016, 09:46 PM	#1
iskender Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 60	yali or not ? gentlemen ,around the temple of lord shiva in kanchipuram, the kanchi kailasanathar temple in tamil nandu built in dravinian architectural style, you will find semi-god statues whitch represent yalis! very powerfull creatures with there own will and not committed to other deities! compare them with the faces on this beautiful handle! iskender

9th February 2016, 02:37 PM	#3
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Here is a Yali. Notice the elephant between the hind legs, and that it is eating an elephant. Attached Images

9th February 2016, 04:34 PM	#4
iskender Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 60	yalis in tamil nandu (chennai/madras as requested a few yalis from kanchipuram, i have problems my files are to large otherwise i would upload more! you can find more on wikipedia! the templewalls are full of them,also the inside of the wall around the whole complex is guarded by them! the temple is built from 685-705AD. (is said) greetings iskender Attached Images

9th February 2016, 12:20 PM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Can you post some pic, please? I do not think I will be booking a trip to Kanchipuram any time soon, but would love to see the creatures.

9th February 2016, 06:08 PM	#5
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Thank you very much for the pictures. Could you, to the best of you oppinion, describe what a Yali is, and what it is supposed to do/mean? If possible also about the Makari. As I think many on the forum are unknown to what they are. They have a wague idea - but that is all, and both are very important when it comes to the old Indian history.

10th February 2016, 04:18 PM	#7
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,270	I don't know much about the yali, but what I do know about the makara (again not much) is that it is a water based monster made up of different animal parts, like an elephant trunk (as mentioned earlier), sometimes tentacles, big mouth, etc. I have one on my Tibetan kartika (grigung in Tibetan). I guess that does point to "makara" being from northern India.