Naga Cave is located in the Bueng Kan province of Northeast Thailand. The cave attracts a lot of attention due to the mythological giant snake-like rocks in it. The legendary snake Naga, which is believed to bring rain to the crops and in the Buddhist belief, is said to be this snake. There are ɱaпy stories about the snake trapped and petrified in the cave. Due to these rocks, the region attracts great attention from tourists.
The cave was first discovered in 2020, and has been on the agenda due to its remarkable rock format. The Naga legend holds deep meaning among legends from the cultures of Northeast Thailand and South Asia. In these cultures, the Naga is described as a giant snake with ɱaпy heads. It is believed that the Naga, which has a spiritual meaning, brings rain. That’s why every year people pray by launching handcrafted rockets into the sky to wake the Naga, hoping it will rain.
Inside the Naga Cave, there is a giant snakehead and curved parts of its walls in the form of its body. These parts are qualified to complete a giant snake. There are patterns resembling snake scales on the rocks. The scales, which are esᴛι̇ɱated to be about 100 thousand years old, are thought to be a geological formation. Due to the sharp temperature differences between night and day, the rock expanded and contracted and cracked and these patterns emerged.
According to local belief; The serpent Naga was cursed and imprisoned in this cave and later turned into stone. Naga, a mythological belief, is an underground being in the form of half huɱaп, half snake. This being often wanders around the world in huɱaп form. However, he was cursed by a king and imprisoned in a cave and turned into stone. According to another belief; What is extinct is thought to be the world’s largest snake, Titanoboa. The giant snake Titanoboa was petrified and turned into this rock due to volcanic eruptions.
