It is referred to as Ketu sthalam, a location for the snake deity, Ketu.
This mode of the sword was used to battle Serpos, the giant snake deity that was imprisoned in Snake Mountain.
The snake deity's blessings are sought for the welfare of their families and children.
It differs from Vodou in its emphasis upon Gris-gris, voodoo queens, use of Hoodoo occult paraphernalia, and Li Grand Zombi (snake deity).
Ti-Jean Petro - Haitian snake deity and the son of Dan Petro.
At one corner of the fort is the temple of the snake deity, which is well maintained.
Each village had a Bhagwathi, each lane had a snake deity and each nad(region) had an Aiyappa.
An eventful part of Pabhuji's life was the marriage of Kelam, his favourite niece, to his friend, the snake deity of Rajasthan, known as Gogaji.
They worshipped the ngeuk, powerful snake deities believed to inhabit these rivers, which if not propitiated could so easily tip frail canoes and drown their occupants.
Vishnu is usually portrayed as reclining on the coiled body of Adishesha, the Preeminent Serpent, a giant snake deity with multiple cobra heads.