Nag Panchami 2079 – Festival of Snakes

Nag Panchami

Nag Panchami in Nepal

Nag Panchami 2079 Festival is the traditional worship of snakes observed by Hindus throughout India and Nepal. It’s a day of snakes worshiped on the fifth day following the no-moon (aushi). So the day is called as Nag Panchami.

Nag Panchami 2079 Date in Nepal

The festival is on Shrawan 17th in 2079.

Nag Panchami 2022 Date in Nepal

The festival is on August 2nd on 2022.

Hindu Mythology

According to Hindu mythology, Nags are deity snakes. The ritual is widely observed in Nepal, particularly for the fight between Garuda and a great serpent.

Nag Puja Celebration

On the Nag Panchami day, snakes are worshiped with milk, sweets, flowers and lamps. Images of Nag deities made of silver, stone, wood or paintings on the wall are first bathed with water and milk and then worshiped with the reciting of the following mantras.

Nag Puja FAQs

What is Nag?

Nag are deity snakes as worshiped since long time according to the Hindu myth. On this day Nag, cobras and snakes are worshiped with milk, sweets, flowers, burning lamps and tika on the posters of nag deities. There is a special mantra for worshiping Naag panchami.

When is Nag Panchami Festival in Nepal in 2079?

Nag panchami festival is in Shrawan 17, 2079 according to Nepali calendar.

When is Nag Panchami 2022?

Nag panchami 2022 is in August 2nd, 2022 according to Georgian calendar.

How is nag Panchami celebrated in Nepal?

On the nag panchami, Hindus first take a holy bath at morning, post the pictures of nags above the doors of their homes and offer milk, lava, sweets, flowers. The poster of nag is stuck with cow dung.

People make cotton garland, use cow dung and rice flour as the snake form and worship it with cow’s milk, lava, barley, sesame, nuts and flowers. According to Hindu myth, it is believed that proper celebration of nags will protect us from the bad evil and bless with good health, wealth during our lifetime.

Nag Panchami Mantra 2079

अनन्तं वासुकिं शेषं पद्मनाभं कम्बलम्

 शंखपालं धार्तराष्ट्रं तक्षकं कालियं तथा ।।

एतानि नवनामानी नगनां च महत्मनाम् ।

सायंकाले पठेन्नित्यं प्रात:काले विशेषत:।।

तस्मै विषभयं नास्ति सर्वत्र विजयी भवत् ।।

Nag Poster/Photo

Nag Panchami Poster

Some interesting facts about Nag Puja 2079

  • Ploughing and digging is forbidden on Nag Panchami because it might inadvertently kill a snake.
  • In Hindu mythology snakes represent rain and are often regarded as the deities of ponds and rivers.
  • While all serpents and snakes are worshipers, the main ritual even is to offer milk and crystallized sugar to cobra
  • Cobra  is short for cobra de capelo or cobra-de-capelo, which is Portuguese for “snake with hood” or “hood-snake”
  • There are 270 different types of Cobras and their relatives, they all have short fangs and are all extremely poisonous.
  • When threatened, the Indian Cobra will raise the front one-third of its body and elongate its neck ribs to form its distinctive hood, on which there are resembled eyes.
  • King cobras can reach 18 feet  in length, making them the longest of all venomous snakes
  • A spitting cobra is any of several species of cobras that can project venom from their fangs when defending themselves. The sprayed venom is harmless but it could cause temporary blindness. Some species spit their venom as far as 6.6 feet!

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(2) Comments

  1. Nepal Monsoon Season, Monsoon Trekking in Nepal

    […] Nag Panchami is a traditional ritual activity celebrated in Nepal worshiping of snakes by Hindus throughout Nepal, India and all over the world where Hindu live. Generally, this festival falls in the middle of Monsoon season (June/July) and marks the welcoming of other festival. The Hindu people worship serpent or snakes by posting the pictures of Nag in their doorways and offer milk. It is believed that worshiping Nag will protect against snakebites. […]

  2. Nelomasi

    Happy Naag Panchami 2075.

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