SNAKE TEMPLE

(PHOTOGRAPH BORROWED FROM DR.S.S.SWAIN)
This colorful temple known as GOREKHNATH is situated at Jagatsinghpur,Odisha,India.
All snake bite cases are first taken to this place from the near bye locality and put before the deity and water is poured from the pond on the GOD head till the victim improves.
Some respond, others who do not are taken to hospital or they die.Some 50000 people die of snake bite in India every year out of which 25000 may be from Odisha.Sister of ex PM of India(MR.A.B.BAJPAI)died of snake bite.
I have never seen but people say that snakes are seen on the banyan tree during the period the Annual Yagnya(Festival) there.All myth and belief.