The snake around Lord Shiva’s neck And between all this we have a serpent coiled around Lord Shiva’s neck. And this snake is not an ordinary cobra but Vasuki, the king of all serpents.

1. Matsya Purana states when depicting Bhagvan Shiva, the Lord should be garlanded with snakes. Most images of Shiva in modern day only depict a single snake around his neck. The five-headed snake ...

Mangala Gauri Vrat, observed every Tuesday in the Sawan month, is considered highly auspicious. As the day is dedicated to ...

The fossil has been named after Vasuki, the snake king associated with Lord Shiva. The largest living snake today is Asia's reticulated python at 10 metres (33 feet).

Present count gives 8 Children of Lord Shiva ... and it is the following - 1/ Ganesha 2/ Kartikay 3/ Ashok Sundari 4/ Ayyappan 5/ Andhaka 6/ Manasa - the Snake Goddess 7/ Goddess Jyoti 8/ Jalandhar ...

Fossils unearthed in India revealed a prehistoric snake that may have been one of the longest to have ever lived, according to a new study.

Why does Lord Shiva, the destroyer and protector of the universe, choose to wear serpent king Vasuki around his neck? Know this epic tale here.

Two of three creators of the universe- Shiva and Vishnu have symbols of snakes attached to them. While Lord Shiva wears Vasuki as a decoration around his neck, Lord Vishnu rests on Sheshnaag ...

According to the scriptures, construction of this lingam had to be in the southern hemisphere which symbolised the 'mouth of the snake', the snake being like an ornament around Lord Shiva's neck.

And as Lord Shiva is the supreme ascetic and the destroyer of evil, the snake coiled around his neck also makes people wonder whether this snake is a king cobra or some other serpent.