Hindu snake worship

In various Asian religious traditions, the Nāgas () are a divine, or semi-divine, race of half-human, half-serpent beings that reside in the netherworld (Patala), and can occasionally take human or part-human form, or are so depicted in art. Furthermore, nāgas are also known as dragons and water spirits. A female nāga is called a Nagini (Hindi: Nagin). According to legend, they are the children of the sage Kashyapa and Kadru. Rituals devoted to these supernatural beings have been taking place throughout South Asia for at least 2,000 years. They are principally depicted in three forms: as entir

Hindu Festival honouring serpents

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thumb|right|Nagapatri at belle brahmastana thumb|right|Nagabana at Belle Badagumane, Moodubelle, Udupi thumb|right|Union of nagabrahma and nagakannike at a mandala held in Belle Brahmastana, Udupi thumb|right|A Mandala drawn during nagamandala