The Nāgas tend to be the followers of Virūpākṣa (Pāli: Virūpakkha), on the list of 4 Heavenly Kings who guards the western direction. They act as guards upon Mount Sumeru, defending the dēvas of Trāyastriṃśa from assaults by the asuras. The arrival of British colonial forces inside the 19th century https://128.199.208.170/