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Re: REQUEST : statue of the God Siva coiled with Serpent
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Subject: Re: REQUEST : statue of the God Siva coiled with Serpent
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From: "Jaldhar H. Vyas" <jaldhar@braincells.com>
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Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 04:09:32 GMT
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Apparently-To: soc-religion-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu
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Organization: Consolidated Braincells Inc.
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References: <ghenE0D0vE.FF4@netcom.com>
selah* <soma@amanda.dorsai.org> wrote in article
<ghenE0D0vE.FF4@netcom.com>...
> I had seen a picture somewhere showing the God Siva with a Serpent coiled
> round Him but now I can't remember where I saw it. Would anyone know a
> book that this picture might be in. Also, I was wondering what the story
> is behind this and where the story is.
>
Shiva Bhagavan is Naganath so He is frequently depicted with snakes. There
is no one specific iconographic depiction of Shiva Bhagawan with a snake.
Similiarly there is no one story. Many mention His association with
snakes.
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