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Mattias Klum Eddagatan 10 /
National Geographic Magazine
"King Cobra"

 

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"Serpent of the Gods" Using pigments from stone on handmade paper, New Delhi artist Sneh Gangal adorns the Hindu god Siva with a cobra, in India a sacred being that can symbolize fertility or rebirth. Siva, grasping his consort Parvati, is one of the most complex gods of India, both a great destroyer and a primal life force. He is often portrayed in mythology and art garlanded with the venomous serpent, also both killer and creator.
 
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