Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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The myth of Vasuki: the great serpent-king of Hindu myth, one of the foremost of the Nagas, the king of serpents who serves as the living ornament around
The myth of Airavata: the divine white elephant of Hindu myth, the magnificent celestial elephant-mount of the king of the gods Indra, a great
The myth of Nandi: the sacred bull of Hindu myth, the divine bull-mount, gatekeeper and foremost devotee of the god Shiva, whose image, a great seated
The myth of Kamadhenu: the divine wish-fulfilling cow of Hindu myth, the sacred mother of all cattle, the cow of plenty who grants every wish and desire,
The myth of Jatayu: the noble vulture-king of the Ramayana, the great divine bird who fought the demon-king Ravana to save the abducted Sita, and died of
The myth of the Naga: the divine serpent-beings of Hindu and wider Indian myth, semi-divine half-human half-serpent beings of immense power, beauty and
