 Suparshvanatha's serpent hood has five heads, and a seven (or more)-headed serpent is found in Parshvanatha icons.Statues of both "tirthankaras" with serpent hoods have been found in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, dating to the 5th to 10th centuries.Unlike Parshvantha who is depicted with coils of snake behind the body, Suparshva is depicted with snake hood only overhead.