Naga in the Khmer culture represents rain or a bridge between the human realm (ឋានមនុស្ស) and the gods/devas realm (ឋានទេវតា/ឋានសួគ៌), they can transform into half human or fully human. They act as protectors, protecting us from invisible forces, deities, other humans etc. that try to harm us. Furthermore, Cambodian naga possess numerological symbolism in the number of their heads. Odd-headed naga symbolized the Male Energy, Infinity, Timelessness, and Immortality. This is because, numerologically, all odd numbers come from One (1). Even-headed naga are said to be "Female", representing Physicality, Mortality, Temporality and the Earth. Odd headed Nagas are believed to represent Immortality and are carved and used throughout Cambodia.