Illustration by Mali for the story Magadh ke Mahlon Mein (In the Palaces of Magadh) by Bhagwat Sharan Upadhyay,1957). Featuring a double serpent bindi.
The blurb for the story informs us that no sooner had King Devbhuti embraced his queen Jhanavi he fell unconscious. Maybe a case of ophidophobia:)











