The belief in worshipping snake as a god prevails in Hinduism in this part of the world. “Nagaraja” the King of Snakes is predominantly worshipped using milk and egg at these temples.
Seen @ Vengeeswarar temple, Kodambakkam.
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Fascinating beliefs and customs. Especially when compared to the Christian belief that the devil appeared as a snake to tempt Eve in the garden of paradise.
Very pretty flowers. Do you know what they are? They look similar to bougainvilla flowers to me.
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Ram: Thanks for commenting Hilda. Hmm …. an interesting take on the beliefs, yes. These flowers are “Plumeria obtusa” (botanical name) called Arali here & commonly the Oleander.
We have “unsnakeable” faith on snakes 🙂
Ram: 🙂