In the context of any possession ritual (not limited solely to serpent worship, but including practices like kola or theyyam), the process of spirit possession may be seen as a manifestation of an ...

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Snakes, and the mysterious subterranean world they inhabit, have always been fascinating, filling us with a primordial awe and fear. The author tells us how an elderly gentleman had once corrected him ...

Why does Lord Shiva wear serpents? He wears them not as trophies of conquest, but as symbols of transcendence. The three coils of the snake around Shiva’s neck are said to represent the past, present, ...

Serpent Worship.—Mr. Wilfrid D. Hambly, assistant curator of African ethnology in the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, has made a study of serpent worship in Africa which appears as ...

Hyderabad: A tradition of serpent worship has been thriving over the ages in the Tulunadu region of Karnataka. This area is known for its strong cultural legacy and has various traditions that involve ...

Since the lunar New Year, thousands of people have flocked to Tan Son village in Tan Dinh Commune, Lang Giang District, Bac Giang Province to see and worship a snake because they believe that it is ...

A man beats a drum during the snake worship ceremony at Shewang temple in Zhanghu town of Yanping district in Nanping, Southeast China's Fujian province, Aug 8, 2016. Snake is the totem of the locals ...