Cultural Jargun...
In this paper I will be discussing how different cultures depict Snakes. How this connotations attached to it shows it as a god in culture and how it is believed to be satanic in other. Starting with Naga; in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, the nāga is divine, semi-divine deity, or a semi-divine race of half-human half-serpent beings that reside in the netherworld (Patala) and can occasionally take human form. They are principally depicted in three forms: wholly human with snakes on the heads and necks; common serpents, or as half-human half-snake beings. A female naga is a nagini . Nagaraja is seen as the king of nāgas and nāginis. They are common and hold cultural significance in the mythological traditions of many South Asian and Southeast Asian cultures. Similarly we have Bakunawa who is a serpent-l...
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