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| Grouping | Mythical creature |
|---|---|
| Sub grouping | Snake |
| Other name(s) | naag, naagin |
| Country | India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka |
| Details | Hindu |
Ichchadhari naag (female: ichchadhari naagin) are mythical shape-shifting cobras in Indian folklore. They are great devotees of Shiva.
A common male cobra will become an ichchadhari naag (male shape-shifting cobra) and a common female cobra will become an ichchadhari naagin (female shape-shifting cobra) after 100 years of tapasya (penance). After being blessed by Lord Shiva, they attain a human form of their own, as well as gain the ability to shape-shift into any living creature and could live for more than a hundred years without aging.
Ichchadhari naags and naagins possess a jewel called Naagmani, considered much more valuable than any precious stone, as it has the power to revive its owner. Legends tell of many people dying through snake bites when they try to steal the naagmani.
When a naag or a naagin is killed, the image of their killer will be imprinted in their eyes. The partner or family of that naag/naagin will identify the killers by this image and take revenge.
Naags and naagins will lose control and are forced to show their true form when they hear the sound of been, a wind instrument used by sapera (snake charmer).
The realm of naags and naagins is called Naaglok. Naaglok is made up of many different clans of naag/naagin ruled by either a Naagraj (king) or a Naagrani (queen). The enemies of Ichchadhari Naag/Naagini are the mongoose, the eagle and the peafowl.
The legends of ichchadhari naag and naagin have been used as a plot basis for many comics and stories. The comic book superhero character Nagraj ("Cobra-King") is also based on these legends. There is another famous Hindi comic character, Tausi, who was a male shape-shifting snake. Apart from these, the concept has been used for many children's short stories.[ citation needed ]
Many Bollywood films incorporate these legends, or the character of Nagraj, such as Nagin (1954), Sridevi in the 1986 film Nagina , Reena Roy in Nagin (1976), and also Nache Nagin Gali Gali (1989), Aayee Milan Ki Raat (1991), Naag Champa (1958), Nagin Aur Sapera (1969), Pahadi Nagin (1964), Sheshnaag (1990), Tu Nagin Main Sapera (1989), and Tum Mere Ho (1990). [1]
In 2007, a television series called Naaginn began on Zee TV, in which Sayantani Ghosh played the role of a naagin.
In 2010, a horror adventure film called Hisss appeared, starring Mallika Sherawat as a naagin.
In 2015, a television series called Naagin began on Colors TV. Starring Mouni Roy and Adaa Khan as naagin. It became one of the highest-rated shows on Indian television.
In 2015, a television series called Adhuri Kahaani Hamari began on &TV starring Suhani Dhanki and Mahima Makwana as naagins. Although the show, ran for a brief period,it managed to garner a good amount of fan base during its run.
In 2016, a soap opera Nagarjuna - Ek Yoddha started starring Nikitan Dheer, Mrunal Jain and Pearl v puri as ichchadhari naag.
In 2016, the soap opera Ichhapyaari Naagin started, starring Priyal Gor as a naagin.
Another television series which has a shape-shifting serpent role is Nandini , which started airing on 23 January 2017. It is simultaneously aired in four different Indian languages: Tamil (original version), Kannada (re-shot), Telugu (dubbed) and Malayalam (dubbed).
The first Pakistani serial about ichchadhari naagin titled Naagin aired on 17 April 2017. [2]
In 2019, Phir Laut Aayi Naagin aired on Dangal TV. Starring Nikita Sharma as a naagin.
In 2022, Ishq Ki Dastaan - Naagmani aired on Dangal TV. Starring Aditya Redij and Aleya Ghosh as naag and naagin.
In various Asian religious traditions, the Nagas are a divine, or semi-divine, race of half-human, half-serpent beings that reside in the netherworld (Patala), and can occasionally take human or part-human form, or are so depicted in art. A female naga is called a Nagi, or a Nagini. Their descendents are known as Nagavanshi. According to legend, they are the children of the sage Kashyapa and Kadru. Rituals devoted to these supernatural beings have been taking place throughout South Asia for at least 2,000 years. They are principally depicted in three forms: as entirely human with snakes on the heads and necks, as common serpents, or as half-human, half-snake beings in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
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