Show cobra worshipers ho hold id Ible deadly adly reptile sacred sacre d ayery year the dreaded cobra la is responsible for or the death of many thousands of persons in india but so sacred la Is the snake consla considered ered that it Is difficult to get the hindu to aslet in killing one in many hindu houses these deadly reptiles have regular homes and are dally daily fed with milk and solemnly worshiped morning and evening at a place known as tm lm cobras cabras are to be found in practically every house and on certain festival occasions occa slona special services are field in 10 their honor bonor in the temple thousands gathering from long distances to participate although at iny moment some member of the households harboring the snakes might accidentally be bitten which means certain death no one dare destroy the cobra on account of its sanctity even where the living snake Is not worshiped images of the cobra carved in stone are common and in the early morning one can frequently see men and women offering gifts before these snake shrines |