Nagaraja
Serpent-kings in Hindu mythology / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the mythical figure. For the given name, see Nagaraj. For the comics superhero, see Nagraj. For other uses, see Nagraj (disambiguation).
A Nagaraja (Sanskrit: नागराज nāgarāja, lit. 'king of the nagas') is a king of the various races of the nāga, the divine or semi-divine, half-human, half-serpent beings that reside in the netherworld (Patala), and can occasionally take human form.[1] Rituals devoted to these supernatural beings have been taking place throughout South Asia for at least two thousand years.[2]
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Nagaraja | |
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Devanagari | नागराज |
Sanskrit transliteration | Nāgarāja |
Wylie transliteration | Klu'i rgyal po |
Affiliation | Nāga |
Abode | Patala |
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