Thanks... Science yet to prove the co-existence or may be it's already done ... There could be pressure from nationalists and strong adherents of Evolution theory.
namaskaram ,
Makara is not a crocodile , he is supposed to be a sea monster with some qualities of a crocodile , ...the lower jawis said to be crocodile like and he has the trunk of an elephant , ....you see him too in Buddhist mythology exept prehaps we should not take it as mythology !
Makara also is said to have serpant like qualities , to the Thai they are ptotectors and are often seen adorning many parts of temples and flank the entrance steps , ...
the Thai Ramayana has many deagons serpents and unidentifies beasties , ...
and in Burma they have Chinthe who guard the temples , ....
and the Pyinsa Rupa who lile the Makara has many atributes , but this is not makara they have Makaras , Garuda s and Nagas too
whole point is just to say there is mention of many creatures including Giants in works like the Ramayana , ...
all these were existing along side man , ...
and here I hope this time the picture of Kumbhakana , .....maybe he is a Giant maybe he is more of a beastie ?
strange isnt it that buddhists and Vedic indians share so many ancient stories , .....
