Amateur video of cobra in temple goes viral

Attracting attention worldwide: Thinageswar performing prayers with the king cobra calmly going through the rituals at the Hindu temple in Kesang Pajak, Jasin.

JASIN: An amateur video shot by a 57-year-old devotee of a Hindu temple in Kesang Pajak has gone viral, leaving him stunned as to how his seemingly straightforward shot of a king cobra is now receiving global attention.

S. Subramaniam was in the Sri Pratiyangaraa Devi Sakhti Beddam Temple in Taman Ria for prayers in May when he used his smartphone to capture a clip of how a king cobra “performed” throughout the prayer ritual.