<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">nāgakals</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>sculpture by subject type</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>nagakal</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>nāga kala</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>nāgakal</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>nāgakals</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>serpent stones</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Carved ‘serpent stones’ commissioned by Indian women that evoke symbolic properties of the tree and the serpent. These are set beneath sacred trees, and are thought to bestow fertility, especially to the barren. Stone or terracotta nāgakals bearing Shaivite or Vaishnavite symbolism may be found side by side under the same tree-shrine. Most often these are carved by local craftsmen. ]]></note></mads>