Naga

nagas are serpentine spirits, sometimes depicted as half-man, half-snake. In Indian mythology, nagas sometimes have control over weather, particularly rain. Statues of nagas are often found in Indian temples as guardians. David Gordon White has suggested that the naga may be an early precursor of the serpent-symbolism in the concept of Kundalini.

The term nagas also refers to a renunciate sect of sannyasins, who habitually are 'clothed in space' digambari.