The Indian Snake Charmer Portrait

nobody@flickr.com (foxybagga) — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 08:07:00 -0700

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This Snake Charmer was clicked recently at the Haryana Heritage Festival in North India.

Indian Legend of the Origin of Snake Charmers : "Gogol Vir, the patron saint of all snakes, was the high priest of a serpent worshiping cult whose deities were known as Nagas. One day a viper which lay hidden above a door in Gogol Vir's house bit him on the back of the head, a mortal wound.

As he lay dying, Gogol Vir instructed his son to cook and eat his flesh so that his magic powers might be passed on, but no sooner had the son prepared this meal than seven hungry thieves stole it. Feasting on it, they became the masters of magic and gained power over snakes - The Snake Charmers!"

This shot was clicked in a hurry while heading back. His resemblance with the Indian Cricket Team Captain Mahindra Singh Dhoni is deeply noticed.

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Indian Snake Charmer Puppet

nobody@flickr.com (foxybagga) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:46:52 -0700

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The puppets in Rajasthan are one of the popular sources of entertainment in the state.

The art of puppetry is practiced by a community of agricultural laborers of Rajasthan. Known as the Bhats, these people have been associated with Rajasthani string puppetry to carry forward their traditional occupation. Though they belong, originally, to the Nagaur area in the Marwar region, they travel all through the countryside to exhibit their skills.

Also known by the name of the "kathputliwalas", they usually perform the puppet shows during the late evenings.

A 4-5 month old picture clicked at a Heritage Festival in Chandigarh, North India.

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