Nagas (sacred snakes) decoration on temple roof, Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Statues of giants holding the sacred naga, South Entry Gate, Angkor Thom, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statues of giants holding the sacred naga, South Entry Gate, Angkor Thom, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Statues of giants holding the sacred naga, South Entry Gate, Angkor Thom, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Shivaite Naga sadhu poking a sacred fire in his akhara at the Kumbh Mela in Hardwar, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Naga (sacred snake), on chapel's front porch, Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Naked Naga-Sadhus taking a holy bath during the Kumbha or Kumbh Mela in the Ganges River, Har Ki Pauri-Ghat, a famous bathing ghat at Haridwar or Hardwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, North India, India, Asia