In the mythic geography book Shan Hai Jing (Classic of Mountains and Seas), many gods hold snakes or hang snakes around their ears, or have a snake’s body, as a mark of their extraordinary abilities, ...
According to a story in Hindu mythology of Samudra-Manthan, an event where gods and demons fought for holy nectar (Amrit), alignments of celestial bodies directly relate to the Kumbh festival. After ...