Kadru
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Kadru is usually regarded as the daughter of Daksha and the consort of the sage Kashyapa in Hindu scriptures. Kashyapa is the son of Marichi, who is a manasaputra, a mind-born son of Brahma. Kadru is best known as the mother of the nagas, the race of serpents.
A relief of a naga or serpent deity in Gudilova, Andhra Pradesh, India
A statue of Garuda from the Chennakeshava Temple, Belur, Karnataka, India
Daksha
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In Hinduism, Daksha is one of the prajapati, the agents of creation, as well as a divine king-rishi. His iconography depicts him as a man with a stocky body and a handsome face or the head of a goat.
Two depictions of Daksha — One with ordinary human features (left) and another with a goat face (right)
A sculpture of the goat-faced Daksha with his wife.
Daksha (right) cursing Narada, an illustration from a 20th-century book.
Daksha insults Shiva while arguing with Sati.