Why did the snake charmer say that he was helpless
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Snake charmers used to be a fixture at Indian markets and festivals, beguiling crowds with their ability to control some of the world's most venomous reptiles.
But one of India's iconic folk arts is fading away — and animal-rights activists say it can't happen soon enough. They say it's an art based on cruelty.
These days, it's not easy to find a snake charmer, even on Nag Panchami, the yearly religious festival in honor of the king cobra, which fell on Aug. 4 this year.
It took a full day of searching in New Delhi to find Buddhanath, a thin man with a long, white beard who was sitting cross-legged on the pavement behind a round, flat container that looked a bit like a tortilla basket.
Buddhanath wore a loosely wrapped orange turban and a sweet, joyous expression as he tapped the basket.
"I have a king cobra," Buddhanath said. "He is Lord Shiva's cobra, and we worship him."
The blue-skinned Hindu god is usually portrayed wearing a king cobra around his neck.
Because he was unable to locate the snake within the compound, the snake charmer claimed to be powerless.
Who first practised snake charming?
- The practise of snake charm, as it is known now, presumably started in India.
- Serpents have long been revered in Hinduism; they are related to the Nagas, and many gods are shown as being protected by cobras.
- Indians saw snake charmers as holy individuals who were under the sway of the gods.
- The snake-charmer looked helplessly about because there was no snake in sight.
- Only if they showed him the snake, he claimed, would he be able to catch it.
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