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Naga Panchami poster - an image depicting Lord Krishna dancing on Nagas is pasted on the main doors of Nepalese households.. Naga Panchami (Sanskrit: नागपञ्चमी, IAST: Nāgapañcamī) is a day of traditional worship of nagas (or najas or nags) or snakes (which are associated with the mythical Nāga beings) observed by Hindus, Jains, and Buddhists throughout India & Nepal, and ...
Naga Panchami is a Hindu festival celebrated by Hindus in most parts of India.It is celebrated in the Shravana month. On this day, adherents venerate snakes. [2] [3] Many offer milk and silver jewellery to cobras to protect them from all evils.
Nag Panchami and Nagasashti are observed after Naga Chaturthi. In some parts of Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu it is also celebrated in the month of Sravana masam. Nagula Chavithi, a festival to worship Nag Devatas (Serpent Gods), is mainly a women's festival. Nagula Chavithi is observed by married women for their wellbeing of their children.
Naga Panchami is a 1956 Indian Tamil language film produced and directed by K. Nagabushanam. The film stars Anjali Devi , S. Varalakshmi and Chittor V. Nagayya . It was released on 9 March 1956.
3 February: Basant Panchami. 12 February: Magh Purnima. ... Three of these - 14 and 29 January, and 3 February - have been designated as Shahi Snan days when the Naga sadhus will bathe.
Snake charmers with their cobras in a wicker basket are a common sight in many parts of India only during the Nag Panchami or Naagula Chavithi festival. The cobra is deaf to the snake charmer's pipe, but follows the visual cue of the moving pipe and it can sense the ground vibrations from the snake charmer's tapping.
Naga Panchami: 5th Day of Shravan: July–August: Nāga: Example: Celebrated on the 5th day of the bright fortnight in the month of Shravan. Milk is offered to naga idols with arti and prayers to nagas. The festival falls during the rainy months and is believed to counter the increased possibility of a snake bite during this time.
The temple complex has a sanctum sanctorum housing the idol of Nag Vasuki. Other deities in the temple include Shiva, Goddess Parvati, and Ganesha. A reclining statue of Bhishma is also placed on the premises. The temple is visited by thousands of devotees on Naga Panchami, and an annual grand fair is organized. [1]