Mansa Devi is a Hindu goddess of snakes, worshiped mainly in north-eastern states. Mansa is the sister of Vasuki, king of snakes and wife of Jagatkaru. She is also known as Vishahara (the destroyer of poison), Jagadguri, Nitya and Padmavati.
Mansa is depicted as a woman covered with snakes and sitting on lotus. She is sheltered by the canopy of the woods of seven cobra snakes.
In Kamakhya, shakti peeth, the mansa puja or dev dhawni mela is celebrated...
