The body tilaka (citram) is yellow, white and reddish, filled with pictures of makarīs [Note: Makara is often translated as crocodile, the carrier of Gaṅgā-devī. However, usually in temple art it is a combination of many animals: jaws of a crocodile with pointed teeth, scales of a fish, the tail of a peacock, the trunk of an elephant, the eyes of a monkey, and the tusks of a boar. Makarī indicates a female makara. The term makarī patra however can also indicate curly patterns in general.] The forehead tilaka (viśeṣaka) is also yellow, white or red. Intelligent persons also modify these into other colors spontaneously.