Naresh Bedi joined with his brother Rajesh in the 1970s and shot several projects for Geo before making a film, " Cobra-The Snake God ", which was bought by BBC and Discovery Channel.
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The most important ceremonies include those surrounding funerals and the appeasement of ancestors, public curing rites, rituals in honor of " k�nus " ( in particular snake gods and forest spirits ), and the installation of political officials.
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Since Shiva is said to wear Nageshwara ( Snake God ) as an ornament around his neck, it is said that the fragrance of Aloe ( which attracts snakes ) is also a very holy item to be used for the worship of Shiva.
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According to Lucian, another Roman governor, of Cappadocia, was led by Glycon's oracle to his death in Armenia, and even the Emperor himself was not immune to the cult : Marcus Aurelius sought prophesies from Alexander and his snake god.
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K�rdik is said to be the son of the Hindu goddess Kali already worshiped in Hindu communities of the islands, but who don't acknowledge the cult of K�rdik and the Snake God Paradise who is the protector of the Divine Garden.
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In Narasinghgarh " akhara " in Varanasi there is special shrine dedicated to Naga Raja ( King of Snakes ) where a bowl is suspended above the image of the snake and milk is poured into it so that it trickle over the snake god as a form of an offering.
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August Derleth identifies this mysterious entity with Hastur ( though Hastur appears in the same " Whisperer in Darkness " list with the Magnum Innominandum ), while Robert M . Price equates him with Yog-Sothoth though he also suggests that Shub-Niggurath's mate is implicitly the snake god Yig.
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Rani is then asked to prove her fidelity by putting her hand in the snake burrow and taking a vow that she has not committed adultery . ( It is a popular belief that if any person lies holding the snake in their hand, they will be instantly killed by the snake God .)
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Moore took as his primary deity the ancient Roman snake god Glycon, who was the centre of a cult founded by a prophet known as Alexander of Abonoteichus, and according to Alexander's critic Lucian, the god itself was merely a puppet, something Moore accepts, considering him to be a " complete hoax ", but dismisses as irrelevant.
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Widow Judith was a believer in the snake god Belzor, who had a growing following; it appeared as if Judith was of great help for Rosamun, for their mother showed evidence of much improvement under the widow's care . . . nevertheless, Raistlin was not fond of the woman, and she held him in disdain for his interests in magic.
