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Tamil
... with it. Generally they are dedicated to one of the following: village gods and/or ancient spirits; snake gods and/or an incarnation of Vishnu, variously known in different locations as ... offerings to the deity S. SWAMY Granite statues of male and female snake gods in a traditional sacred grove dedicated to snake gods SWAMY Beliefs, Taboos, Rituals and Folklore Associated with Sacred Groves ...
www.the-tree.org.uk

Grower Diaries - BigPumpkins.com
... almost tapped out of seeds. These last two plants will be in a flag or snake pattern, depending on space. The watermelon are on the go and will hit the ground ... on display at our school chapel. It's kind of my offering to the pumpkin Gods. The pumpkin off the 981 Zunino weighed in heavy at 354 pounds, 16 percent heavy ...
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botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Asclepias - Herb Profile and Information
... Soma - the Indian Bacchus- and one of the most important of the Vedic gods, is a personification of the Soma plant, A. acida, from which an ... the plant was fabled to be in heaven, Soma being drunk by gods as well as men, and it is under its influence that Indra ... . verticillata (Linn.), is used in the Southern States as a remedy in snake bites and the bites of venomous insects. Twelve fluid ounces of a ...
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Baobab Tree
... Agave Astrophytum ornatum (Monk’s Hood) Aporocactus Flagelliformis (Rat Tail Cactus) Bergerocactus emoryi (Golden Snake Cactus) Carnegia Gigantea (Saguaro) Cephalocereus purpusii Cereus Peruvianis (Queen of the night) Cereus uruguayanus ... of Senegal. About the Baobab: Legend has it that, in a frivolous mood, the gods planted Baobabs upside down with their roots exposed to the sky. Other legends ...
www.cactusweb.us

fromwhence
... the oleander. To begin with, H.W. Smith(15) in his book Man and His Gods mentioned that it was cultivated in the Valley of the Nile during the Old Kingdom ... in gardens.(12) He said the leaves could be used as a counter poison to snake bites.(2) In Greece it is known as Rhododaphne and it was used in funerals ...
www.oleander.org

Rivenrock Gardens Blog, Mar 2005
... a main god, as well as a host of lesser beings, both spirit and minor gods. The animals of these people serve as intermediaries between the land and the heavens, and ... of the ancients would be fresh underneath like the fresh skin of a newly-shed snake. He even sold 'bullet proof' 'ghost-shirts' of nice buckskin. He would fire his old ...
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