Gajamina

Gadjamina, Gaja minah, or Eon is an elephant-headed mythical creature with the body of a fish. The term is derived from the Sanskrit words gaja गज "elephant" and mīna मीन "fish".[1] It is used for patulangan sarcophagi in Bali, Indonesia.[2] The form is used for members of the Shudra caste[2] as well as the Kshatriya caste.

Gajahmina is the name of a Balinese constellation (lintang) that corresponds to the Western constellation Cetus.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Gajahmina". All Skies Encyclopaedia. IAU Working Group on Star Names. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b The cremation Archived 2016-01-19 at the Wayback Machine Indo-leisure


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