A traditional ritual mask from Sri Lanka, the Naga Raksha mask represents a protective serpent deity linked to the Naga, mythical cobra beings associated with water, fertility, and guardianship. It is typically used in Raksha Kolam dances and healing rites, where fierce features and intertwined snakes are meant to ward off illness and misfortune rather than frighten, functioning as a symbolic protector within folk belief rather than a theatrical prop..