The Indus Civilization c6.31

c6.31

The gharial, or fish-eating crocodile, which is quite frequently depicted on the amulets, usually with a fish between its jaws, may have been regarded as the emblem of a river-god. As this reptile is associated with the sacred animals, it is safe to assume that it, too, was considered sacred, but the deity to which it may have been attached was perhaps not regarded with special awe. The gharial, unlike the mugger (which does not appear in the art of the Indus valley), is not dangerous to men or large beasts, in spite of the fact that it can attain to a length of twenty feet or more.