The "Muragala" (guardstone) has given a highest place to "Makara". Over the head of the gatekeeper carved in there, the figures of "Makara" can be seen.Sinhala-buddhist artists considered "Makara" as the symbol of posperity and self-sufficiency so they were not hesitant in portraying the sign of "Makara" in the entrance arch gateway to the religious places, such as temple, stupa or bodi. Precious examples for the above are Temple of the Tooth and Lankatilaka Temple in Kandy. Examples for the arched gateway with "Makara" over the image of Buddha can be seen in "Ridi iharaya" and Dambulla cave temple.