And as Lord Shiva is the supreme ascetic and the destroyer of evil, the snake coiled around his neck also makes people wonder whether this snake is a king cobra or some other serpent. Lord Shiva ...

7. The Ultimate Family Man and Ascetic Loveable husband of Goddess Parvati, and doting father of his children, Ganesha and Kartikeya, Shiva is yet fully absorbed in deep meditation as a yogi.

The snake belonged to the extinct madtsoiidae family and had a broad, cylindrical body. Researchers analysed 27 well-preserved vertebrae from the specimen, estimating their size to determine the ...