Nagini (Serpent Queen or Consort of Nagaraja), Gupta period, second quarter of the 5th century, India (Madhya Pradesh), Stone, H. 34 1/2 in. (87.6 cm), Sculpture, On the Indian subcontinent, temples have been dedicated to the worship of serpents since the dawn of civilization. Both Buddhism and Hinduism adopted nagarajas and naginis (serpent kings and their consorts) as protective divinities and depicted them like human beings
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