The festival of Nag Panchami will be celebrated on Friday on the fifth day of Shukla Paksha, Shravan month. On this day, devotees will worship Baba Bholenath and Nag Devta in the hill temple. Preparations are being made for this worship in the hill temple. There is a separate temple (Naag Gufa) for Nag Devta here. On the day of Nag Panchami, a large number of devotees will offer rice lava and milk to Nag Devta and perform his aarti. The ritual of worshipping eight snakes
According to the belief, by worshipping the snake god along with Baba Bholenath on this day, the wishes of the devotees are fulfilled. Especially the effect of Pitra Dosh and Kaal Sarp Dosh is reduced. On this day, by performing special rituals for the removal of Kaal Sarp Dosh, one gets freedom from it. Along with this, whoever worships the snake god on this day, his death never happens due to snake bite. On this day, there is a ritual of worshipping eight snakes named Anant, Vasuki, Padma, Mahapadma, Takshak, Kulir, Karkat and Shankh.
Festival related to nature worship
According to the belief in Hinduism, Nag Dev has been worshiped as the god of snakes since ancient times. This is also a festival associated with nature worship. On this day, Nag Dev is worshipped by bathing him with milk. Feeding milk to Nag Dev leads to attainment of Akshaya Punya. There is also a tradition of making a statue of a snake at the entrance of the house on this day. It is believed that it protects the house from the wrath of snakes.
Udaya Tithi on Friday
Nag Panchami Tithi will begin at 12:36 pm on August 8, i.e. Friday, August 9. It will end the next day at 3:36 am on August 10. Since Udaya Tithi falls on Friday, the festival will be celebrated on the 9th.
Freedom from Pitra and Kalsarpa Dosha
Pandit Ramdev Pandey said that according to the belief, worshipping the snake god on the day of Nag Panchami frees one from the snake or Kalsarp Dosh. By worshipping Nag Dev, a person does not have to face snake bite in the future. A person suffering from Kalsarp Dosh can get rid of it by reciting Shri Sarp Sukta on this day. Whereas, to get rid of Pitru Dosh, a person has to perform special worship on the day of Nag Panchami.
