Krishna Chastises Kalia_M_14" X 19"

Kaliya in Hindu traditions, was a poisonous Naga living in the Yamuna river, in Vrndavana. The water of the Yamuna for four leagues all around him boiled and bubbled with poison. No bird or beast could go near, and only one solitary Kadamba tree grew on the river bank. The celebration of Naga Nathaiya or Naga Nritya is associated with the tale of Lord Krishna dancing upon and subduing Kaliya.