NAGA EMPIRE - AN OVERVIEW

Phaya Nak or Phaya Nāga (Thai: พญานาค; RTGS: phaya nak; lit. 'lord of Nāga', phaya derived from Mon which imply large nobility) or Nakkharat (Thai: นาคราช; lit. 'king of Nāga') in Thai beliefs, nāgas are regarded as the patrons of drinking water. Nāgas are thought to are in either drinking water bodies or in caves.