Patricia Engler's 360 in 180 Adventure Around the World
Hidden Dragons Serpent Worship in Thailand
Season 1, Episode 11
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01-May-2020
Its tongues erupting like cannon blasts from their fanged fortresses, the seven-headed serpent dragon gaped at me through 14 lifeless eyes. My gaze shifted down the scaly necks to the table where incense burned alongside flowers and drink offerings set before the beast, which locals revere as the phyanaga, king of deified serpent demons...
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