Create illustration of Gajah Mina, Gajah Mina is a sea cryptid commonly found in Indonesian archipelago. Gajah Mina’s body is a combination of elephant and fish. The cryptid is widely known by seafaring Malay and Indonesian people. The name means “fish elephant”, and not to be confused with Gajah Laut, which means “elephant seal”.
In Balinese Hindu culture, Gajah Mina is one of the 7 mythological animals (Makara). The shape of elephant-headed fish often painted or carved into candi (temple) as ornaments. As many archeological temples has Gajah Mina ornaments in them, it looks like that the Gajah Mina has been known since antiquity.
Uploaded 07 January 2020