FASCINATION ABOUT SLOT NAGA26

An important poem from this period San Leupphasun (Lao: ສານລຶພສູນ) discusses relations between Laos and Thailand in a very veiled fashion, using the Nāga and also the Garuḍa to represent the Lao as well as Thai, respectively.[fifty six] The Nāga is included thoroughly into Lao iconography, and functions prominently in Lao cult