Panchangam, Vedic Astrology, Kundli
Naag Panchami

Panchang Ganita, Panchanga Siddhanta, Panchang Author: Pundit Mahesh Shastriji, Seattle, WA USA
Inspiration: Late Pundit Maganlal Devshanker Shastriji

Advertisement


Data on your Website
Please contact us to display panchang data on your website for free.
 
 
Mailing List Subscription
Subscribe to our mailing list to get updates on festival dates in various parts of the world (if you are living outside India you should subscribe as the festival dates observed in India is different in other parts of world).

Membership to the Mailing List information@mypanchang.com

On this web page you can subscribe to, or unsubscribe from, the mailing list information@mypanchang.com.
Yes, I want to become a member of the mailing list information@mypanchang.com.
Please remove me from mailing list information@mypanchang.com.
Enter your e-mail address:

Please confirm your e-mail address:


 
Quick Links/Reference
Pundit Mahesh Shastriji
Punditji's Blog
I Love God
 
 
 
To prepare Kundali / Jatakam / Vedic Birthchart please click mypanchang astrology.

Yugadi Date & Panchanga Srvanam (Hindi, English) for USA and India 2023-2024 Shubhakrutha
Hindu Festivals dates for 2024
Mahashivaratri Puja date and Muhurta
Ahoi Ashtami Puja date and Muhurta
Dhanteras, Naraka Chaturdashi, Diwali Laklshmi Puja Muhurta
Chhath (Sayan Argya)
Lunar Eclipse
Solar Eclipse

Naag Panchami


About Naag Panchami / Naga Panchami

Naag Panchami or festival of snakes is a unique festival dedicated to honour the Serpent God or Naag Devta. Falling on the fifth day of Shravan in July/August, reverence for the cobra (snakes) are paid.

Fairly widespread before the Aryan invasion, worshipping of snakes or Naga was later incorporated into Hinduism by the Aryan themselves. Hindu Mythological books are famously filled with stories, fables and pictures of snakes.

Lord Vishnu's couch is the green, thousand-headed snake (Ananta or Sesha) who could hold up the earth. Lord Shiva wears a snake for ornamental purpose. Even Lord Krishna is called "Kaliya Mardan" to commemorate his victory over the giant snake, Kaliya.

A farmer while tilling his land incidentally killed some young serpents. The serpent took revenge by biting all members of the farmer's family except his daughter, who worshipped snakes.This devotional act of the girl resulted in revival of her family. So on the day of Naag Panchami, tilling of land is forbidden. Snake worship is however believed to have originated due to man's natural fear of reptiles.

Celebration of Naag Panchami One of the oldest and auspicious festivals, women fast on this day. Also, women draw pictures and images of snakes on walls of their houses with a mixture of cowdung, milk and black powder. Offerings of milk, ghee, sweets, water and rice are also made at the sites of snake holes. Devotees consider themselves lucky if snakes drink offered milks. Naag panchami is observed and celebrated in different ways in various parts of India.

It is mainly observed in Southern India, Maharashtra and Bengal. In Jodhpur, huge cloth effigies of the serpents are displayed at major fairs. Also in W.Bengal and parts of Assam and Orissa, the snake deity worshipped on Naga Panchami is the goddess Manasa. In Kerala, huge crowds throng snake temples on this day to worship stone or metal icons of the cosmic serpent Ananta or Sesha.

When is Naag Panchami in 2008?
USA / Canada : August 5th 2008
West Indies:August 5th 2008
Europe: August 6th 2008
Gulf Countries: August 6th 2008
India: August 6th 2008
Bangla Desh / Burma/ Singapore: August 6th 2008
Malayasia, China, Australia, Japan:August 6th 2008
Fiji: August 6th 2008

Note: To find Rahukalam, Yamagandam, Durmuhurtham, and Gulikai Please click on the panchangam link on your left, and then scroll down to your city and click on your city. If you are from South India, Gujarat or Maharastra please click on Amavayant panchangam, and if your are from North India please click on poornimant panchangam. You will find Rahukalam, Yamagandam, Durmuhurtham, and Gulikai, Varjyam timings along with Abhijit Muhurtha and Amrit kala timings. We also provide information like local sunrise, sunset, Tithi, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sun's rasi, moon's rashi, moodyami of guru and shukra. We also have everyday chogadia and lagna table. To learn how to read panchanga please visit this link.



Share on Facebook

 
 

yaj jagrato duram udaiti daivam tad u suptasya tatHaivaiti|
duramgamam jyotisam jyotir ekam tan me manaH shivasankalpam astu||
||shri shukla yajurveda vajasaneyi samhita (madhyandina sakha) 34.1||

The divine essence that goes far away, from the waking, and likewise from the sleeping, and that one far-traveling Light of lights, on that-the auspicious will of the divine-may my mind dwell.


.. sarve janA sukhino santu ..
kriShNa! kriShNa!! kriShNa!!!

I bow down to the supreme personality of godhead Lord kriShNa who makes incomplete complete.
___________________
Pundit Mahesh Shastriji
Seattle, WA, USA
shastrijii at mypanchang dot com
Visitor:

     

Vedic Druka Siddha High Precision Nirayana Panchangam data calculated by Pundit Mahesh Shastriji.
Email: shastrijii at mypanchang dot com (shastrijii@mypanchang.com)
© 2007 www.mypanchang.com, mypanchang LLC. All rights reserved. Website by Payal Goorha.
mypanchang on facebook, mypanchang group on facebook
mypanchang on Twitter
mypanchang on Linkedin