Image: A Thailand representation of Hindu mythology on cosmos creation

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Description: PLEASE, no multi invitations (none is better) in your comments. Thanks. Bangkok Airport The churning of the Ocean of Milk was an elaborate process. Mount Mandaranchal was used as the churning tool, and Vasuki, the king of serpents, became the churning rope. On the left side, 'devas' (guardian gods) pull the head of the snake while on the right side 'asuras' (demon gods) pull the snake's tail in the opposite direction. They pulled on it alternately causing the mountain to rotate, which in turn churned the ocean. By alternating back and forth, the ocean was "milked", forming the earth and the cosmos anew.
Title: A Thailand representation of Hindu mythology on cosmos creation
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Author: Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada
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