A carved dark grey stone sculpture of a seven-headed cobra (naga) rising from coiled body on a rectangular stone base. The hooded heads are sculpted with eyes and scale patterns, the body has incised scale lines and stripes against a plain white background. No people are present. - Nithyanandapedia

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A carved dark grey stone sculpture of a seven-headed cobra (naga) rising from coiled body on a rectangular stone base. The hooded heads are sculpted with eyes and scale patterns, the body has incised scale lines and stripes against a plain white background. No people are present.

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A photograph of a black stone naga (cobra) sculpture with a multi-hooded hood and small red-orange dots on the hoods, coiled in tiers on a stone base. A small oil lamp with a flame sits in a cup-shaped depression on top of the coils. Rough tree bark frames the left and right sides, and the ground is bare earth. No people are visible.

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