The serpent is worshipped by Nair families as a guardian of the clan.
The serpent is worshipped by Nair families as a guardian of the clan. The worship of snakes, a Dravidian custom,[4] is so prevalent in the area that one anthropologist notes: "In no part of the world is snake worship more general than in Kerala."[5] Serpent groves were found in the southwestern corner of nearly every Nair compound.[6]
Nair, Nazir
ReplyDeleteEmphasis on serpents reminds me of the dragons that Roland Jarvis referred to when speaking of the N'zeer.
ReplyDeleteJ.J. Ramirez The Sacred Serpent, The N'zeer. Same archetype.
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