The Kirtimukha, or demon face, is a widely-used symbol in Sri Lanka and Nepal - it is thought to be the origin of the European Green Man imagery. This image of the Kirtimukha with two semi-makara, or crocodiles, is from a window on a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka.

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