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The oracle ranges from 1 nak hai nam (1 Nāga granted water); meaning that abundant rainfall should be observed that year, to maximum 7 nak hai nam (7 nagas granted water); meaning there might not be adequate rainfall that year. [61] In northern Thailand, the Singhanavati Kingdom had a strong connection with nagas. The kingdom was believed to ...
Naga, a character in the video game and anime series Monster Rancher; Naga Sadow, a Sith Lord in the Star Wars Expanded Universe; Naga, the primary antagonist of the anime television series, Bakugan Battle Brawlers; Naga (The Legend of Korra), a female polar bear-dog character and Avatar Korra's faithful animal guide in The Legend of Korra
Below is a list of Nāgas, a group of serpentine and draconic deities in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.They are often guardians of hidden treasure and many are upholders of Dharma.
Nagas (Burmese: နာဂလူမျိုး) are various Southeast Asian Tibeto-Burman ethnic groups native to northwestern Myanmar and northeastern India.The groups have similar cultures and traditions, and form the majority of population in the Indian state of Nagaland and Naga Self-Administered Zone of Myanmar (Burma); with significant populations in Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam ...
However, the Naga violated the agreement and continued to launch raids on British-controlled territories. [3] During the 19th century, British attempts to subdue the Naga tribes and abolish traditional Naga practises such as headhunting and intertribal violence were resisted with guerrilla tactics from the Naga, in particular the Angami Naga.
The naga primarily represents rebirth, death and mortality, due to its casting of its skin and being symbolically "reborn". Hindus associate the naga with the deities Shiva and Vishnu. Shesha is one of the two mounts of Vishnu, upon which the deity rests. Vasuki is a serpent coiled around the neck of Shiva.
The Naga king Valai Vanan was stated in the Manimekalai to be the king of Naga Nadu, one of the two territories in Sri Lanka, the other being Ilankaitheevam. [30] Several scholars identify Naga Nadu with the Jaffna Peninsula, and Manipallavam with Nainativu. [33] [34] [35] Other scholars identify Karaitivu as Manipallavam. [36]
Patala is composed of seven realms/dimensions or lokas, [6] [7] the seventh and lowest of them is also called Patala or Naga-loka, the region of the Nagas. The Danavas (children of Danu ), Daityas (children of Diti ), Rakshas and the snake-people Nagas (serpent-human formed sons of Kadru ), live in the realms of Patala.