Show venerate hooded cobra the hooded cobra or naga still has baa his devotees in bombay city and from kashmir to nepal in the himalayan region throughout the deacan and southern india and on the west coast in particular this curious veneration of 0 snake gods survives says the times timea ot of india an interesting account of the worship la is given in the latest an nual fuai report of the archeological archaeological arche department part ment the usual form of naga worship is the vow taken by child childless lese wives to install a snake stone it they are blessed with offspring closely allied with this idea is the worship of trees and pipal and trees planted together ma married Tried as the saying baying goes come in for or a share ol of the devotion paid to the snake stones set up in their shade it Is believed says this account that women will bear children if 1 they walk round the married trees one hundred and eight times every day tor for forty five days consecutively unfortunately no authentic case la Is cited of the efficacy of this prescription but the of offerings brought in gratitude by woman women to the tha shrines may bo be taken as favorable evidence |