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Snake earrings of India Their social, religious and symbolical context
Fig. 2: Human form (anthropomorphic) of the Naga goddess Manasa, canopied by a polycephalic snake 9th c AD State Museum, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa (found in Dharmasala)
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