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Ugafukujin, also known as Uga Benzaiten, is a syncretic deity combining the snake or dragon spirit Ugajin with Benzaiten, the goddess of eloquence, music, and water adapted from the Hindu goddess Saraswati. Depicted with a coiled snake body topped by a human head, often an elderly man's face, this figure is enshrined at various sites and associated with agricultural fertility, water sources, and prosperity. Followers traditionally connect this deity with fortune and abundance, though such associations reflect devotional belief rather than verifiable outcomes.
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