Snake worship is devotion to serpent deities. The tradition is nearly universal in the religions and mythologies of ancient cultures, where snakes were...

the mount of Vishnu. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vasuki. Snake worship Manasa Shesha Vasuki Naga is a prominent figure in Hindu mythology,...

Two Minoan snake goddess figurines were excavated in 1903 in the Minoan palace at Knossos in the Greek island of Crete. The decades-long excavation programme...

The Worship of the Serpent is an 1833 study, written by the clergyman John Bathurst Deane, of snake worship and specifically the snake mentioned in the...

नागपञ्चमी, IAST: Nāgapañcamī) is a day of traditional worship of nagas (or najas or nags) or snakes (which are associated with the mythical Nāga beings)...

recognized by her cobra (Shesha) Snake worship Look up snake goddess in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Media related to Snake goddesses at Wikimedia Commons...

Goddess often had snakes as her familiars—sometimes twining around her sacred staff, as in ancient Crete—and they were worshipped as guardians of her...

Nadu referring to the Jaffna peninsula. The word "Naga" literally means "snake" or "serpent" in Sanskrit, Pali, Sinhala & Tamil language. According to...

told Parasurama to start worshipping Anantha the king of snakes. Parasurama did so and Anantha advised him to start snake worship in Kerala and provide some...

for Satan Rimmon—Syrian devil worshipped at Damascus Sabazios—Phrygian origin, identified with Dionysos, snake worship Sammael—(Hebrew) "venom of God"...

century the Ophites reportedly handled snakes during their services, and also worshipped the serpent. The practice of snake handling first appeared in American...

Manasa (Sanskrit: मनसा, romanized: Manasā) is a Hindu goddess of snakes. She is worshipped mainly in Bihar, Bengal, Jharkhand, South Assam and other parts...

Nagavanshi (IAST: Nāgavaṃśī) refers to several Indian Kshatriya dynasties or ruling groups claiming descent from the mythical Nāgas. Along with Suryavanshi...

Nagarjuna Nagvanshi Phra Lak Phra Lam Rocket Festival Serpent (symbolism) Snake worship Vritra Kathiragesu Indrapala writes that "In the traditions preserved...

songs are related to worship, ritual, custom and exorcism. The Pulluva art is expressed in the background of snake-worship, ghost worship and magic. The Pulluvar...

land of snakes and is steeped in tradition regarding snakes. Snakes are worshipped as gods even today with many women pouring milk on snake pits (despite...

sustain themselves. The Kalbelias are Cultural Hindus and practice snake worship; they worship the Nāga and Manasa, and their holy day is Naga Panchami. The...

battalion in the Indian Army. The serpent is worshipped by Nair families as a guardian of the clan. The worship of snakes, a Dravidian custom, is so prevalent...

people of Nagavanshi descent, thus maybe snake worship was popularised by them. Though most rituals of snake worship are done by Brahmins, there is not a...

parts of the Old World, and in the Americas. In India snake worship refers to the high status of snakes in Hindu mythology. Over a large part of India, there...

Fijians also believed in a serpent-god called Degei. Naga Kingdom Naga Snake worship Brahmavaivarta Purana Sri-Krishna Janma Khanda (Fourth Canto) Chapter...

Narayana Ningishzida Ophites Protoevangelium Rod of Asclepius Serpent seed Snake worship Staff of Moses Graf, Fritz (2018). "Travels to the Beyond: A Guide"...

Ningishzida Ophites Rod of Asclepius Serpent Column Serpent symbolism Snake worship Staff of Moses Teraphim Uraeus Wadjet "2 Kings 18:4". Bible Gateway...

was a devout member of the orgiastic snake-worshiping cult of Dionysus, and he suggests that she slept with snakes in her bed. After her son's death, Olympias...

the snake gods and thereby to bring prosperity to the family. Snakes and Snake worship, primarily the cobra and associated sub species of snakes have...

were worshiped were depicted in the form of some sort of snake or snake-like being: In the ancient China of the Han dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE), worship of...

his epithets Sheshanaga (Sanskrit: शेषनाग, romanized: Śeṣanāga, lit. 'The snake Shesha') and Adishesha (Sanskrit: आदिशेष, romanized: Ādiśeṣa, lit. 'First...

fields of rice and barley, textile deity (タンモノ様, Tanmono-Sama), or snake worship, like Hasshaku-sama (八尺様, Eight Feet Tall). It could also possibly be...

region by snake worshipers, an example of which is the Vasuki temple in Than. In and around Thane are found temples in the form of the god of snakes. Their...

or snake, is one of the oldest and most widespread mythological symbols. The word is derived from Latin serpens, a crawling animal or snake. Snakes have...