Shrine guarded by sacred snakes, naga
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Shrine guarded by sacred snakes, naga

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Shrine guarded by sacred snakes, naga, Temple of Tirta Empul, site of a sacred spring in use since 962 AD. According to legend the god Indra created the spring by piercing the earth to tap the elixir of immortality. Indonesia. Balinese/Hindu. circa 14th circa Tampaksiring, Bali.

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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman

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