"serpent deity"

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8 August 2024

Vendors at a local market near the Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are selling pictures of the serpent deity ''Naag'' ahead of the ''Naag Panchami'' festivities in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 8, 2024. The Fifth Day of the Bright half-moon of the Shrawan month, as per the lunar calendar, is regarded as Naag Panchami, a day dedicated to Serpent Deities. The festival of Naag Panchami is also regarded as a festival to strengthen the bond between humans and nature. On this particular day, farmers are not digging or ploughing the field; rather, they are worshipping the deity by making idols from the mud of their field. The Serpentine deity is also regarded as the god of water and rain, and as per religious belief, it is said that the house where the Naag deity resides is bestowed with wealth and prosperity.

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8 August 2024

Vendors at a local market near the Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are selling pictures of the serpent deity ''Naag'' ahead of the ''Naag Panchami'' festivities in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 8, 2024. The Fifth Day of the Bright half-moon of the Shrawan month, as per the lunar calendar, is regarded as Naag Panchami, a day dedicated to Serpent Deities. The festival of Naag Panchami is also regarded as a festival to strengthen the bond between humans and nature. On this particular day, farmers are not digging or ploughing the field; rather, they are worshipping the deity by making idols from the mud of their field. The Serpentine deity is also regarded as the god of water and rain, and as per religious belief, it is said that the house where the Naag deity resides is bestowed with wealth and prosperity.

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8 August 2024

Vendors at a local market near the Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are selling pictures of the serpent deity ''Naag'' ahead of the ''Naag Panchami'' festivities in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 8, 2024. The Fifth Day of the Bright half-moon of the Shrawan month, as per the lunar calendar, is regarded as Naag Panchami, a day dedicated to Serpent Deities. The festival of Naag Panchami is also regarded as a festival to strengthen the bond between humans and nature. On this particular day, farmers are not digging or ploughing the field; rather, they are worshipping the deity by making idols from the mud of their field. The Serpentine deity is also regarded as the god of water and rain, and as per religious belief, it is said that the house where the Naag deity resides is bestowed with wealth and prosperity.

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8 August 2024

Vendors at a local market near the Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are selling pictures of the serpent deity ''Naag'' ahead of the ''Naag Panchami'' festivities in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 8, 2024. The Fifth Day of the Bright half-moon of the Shrawan month, as per the lunar calendar, is regarded as Naag Panchami, a day dedicated to Serpent Deities. The festival of Naag Panchami is also regarded as a festival to strengthen the bond between humans and nature. On this particular day, farmers are not digging or ploughing the field; rather, they are worshipping the deity by making idols from the mud of their field. The Serpentine deity is also regarded as the god of water and rain, and as per religious belief, it is said that the house where the Naag deity resides is bestowed with wealth and prosperity.

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8 August 2024

Vendors at a local market near the Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are selling pictures of the serpent deity ''Naag'' ahead of the ''Naag Panchami'' festivities in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 8, 2024. The Fifth Day of the Bright half-moon of the Shrawan month, as per the lunar calendar, is regarded as Naag Panchami, a day dedicated to Serpent Deities. The festival of Naag Panchami is also regarded as a festival to strengthen the bond between humans and nature. On this particular day, farmers are not digging or ploughing the field; rather, they are worshipping the deity by making idols from the mud of their field. The Serpentine deity is also regarded as the god of water and rain, and as per religious belief, it is said that the house where the Naag deity resides is bestowed with wealth and prosperity.

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8 August 2024

Vendors at a local market near the Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are selling pictures of the serpent deity ''Naag'' ahead of the ''Naag Panchami'' festivities in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 8, 2024. The Fifth Day of the Bright half-moon of the Shrawan month, as per the lunar calendar, is regarded as Naag Panchami, a day dedicated to Serpent Deities. The festival of Naag Panchami is also regarded as a festival to strengthen the bond between humans and nature. On this particular day, farmers are not digging or ploughing the field; rather, they are worshipping the deity by making idols from the mud of their field. The Serpentine deity is also regarded as the god of water and rain, and as per religious belief, it is said that the house where the Naag deity resides is bestowed with wealth and prosperity.

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8 August 2024

Vendors at a local market near the Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are selling pictures of the serpent deity ''Naag'' ahead of the ''Naag Panchami'' festivities in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 8, 2024. The Fifth Day of the Bright half-moon of the Shrawan month, as per the lunar calendar, is regarded as Naag Panchami, a day dedicated to Serpent Deities. The festival of Naag Panchami is also regarded as a festival to strengthen the bond between humans and nature. On this particular day, farmers are not digging or ploughing the field; rather, they are worshipping the deity by making idols from the mud of their field. The Serpentine deity is also regarded as the god of water and rain, and as per religious belief, it is said that the house where the Naag deity resides is bestowed with wealth and prosperity.

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8 August 2024

Vendors at a local market near the Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are selling pictures of the serpent deity ''Naag'' ahead of the ''Naag Panchami'' festivities in Lalitpur, Nepal, on August 8, 2024. The Fifth Day of the Bright half-moon of the Shrawan month, as per the lunar calendar, is regarded as Naag Panchami, a day dedicated to Serpent Deities. The festival of Naag Panchami is also regarded as a festival to strengthen the bond between humans and nature. On this particular day, farmers are not digging or ploughing the field; rather, they are worshipping the deity by making idols from the mud of their field. The Serpentine deity is also regarded as the god of water and rain, and as per religious belief, it is said that the house where the Naag deity resides is bestowed with wealth and prosperity.

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#11426140

21 July 2024

A figure of Padmanabhaswamy (Lord Vishnu in the 'Anantha Shayana' posture, the eternal yogic sleep on the infinite serpent Adi Shesha) is adorning a small Hindu temple near the historic Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple during the night of the Vishu Festival in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala, India, on April 12, 2024.

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21 July 2024

A figure of Padmanabhaswamy (Lord Vishnu in the 'Anantha Shayana' posture, the eternal yogic sleep on the infinite serpent Adi Shesha) is adorning a small Hindu temple near the historic Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple during the night of the Vishu Festival in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala, India, on April 12, 2024.

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23 July 2022

Religions painting above the doorway of a home in the ancient medieval city of Bhaktapur in Nepal, on December 08, 2011. The painting depicts a female deity feeding fruit to serpents. This painting is believed to protect the family living in the home from evil spirits.

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10 June 2022

Small stones carves with snakes and various other figures honouring Lord Shiva by a small shrine at the Selva Sannidhi Murugan Temple (Selvachannithy Murugan Kovil) in Thondaimanaru, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. The temple complex is dedicated to Lord Murugan and according to the history, was attacked by the Buddhists who burnt the temple and its wooden chariots to the ground. Large banyan trees planted by Sri Lankan Buddhists can be seen growing around the temple.

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6 August 2021

Ornamental brass religious figures adorn the Royal Palace of Patan in Durbar Square in Nepal, on December 07, 2011. The Patan Royal Palace Complex was constructed in the 17th century as part of the extensive building program of King Siddhinarasimha Malla. The Patan palace predates the palaces of Kathmandu and Bhaktapur.

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7 May 2021

Maniyarpathy Murugan Temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

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25 July 2020

A Nepalese devotee filling holy water to offer ritual prayer towards Nag or Snake God at Taudaha Lake, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday, July 25, 2020. On the following day Snakes are worshiped in Nepal as well as in India and Hindus Countries. This festival is celebrated with faith and passions. On this day, devotees worshiping Lord Shiva, the holder of serpent, is considered auspicious. 

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25 July 2020

A Nepalese devotee offering ritual prayer towards Nag or Snake God at Taudaha Lake, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal on Saturday, July 25, 2020. On the following day Snakes are worshiped in Nepal as well as in India and Hindus Countries. This festival is celebrated with faith and passions. On this day, devotees worshiping Lord Shiva, the holder of serpent, is considered auspicious.  

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