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August 15, 2017 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Nag Panchami puja performed by the Hindus is dedicated to snake worship. Lord Vishnu reclines on snake bed, Lord Shiva has snakes coiled around his body, Goddess Parvati, Subrahmanya and Ganesha are all shown to wear snakes. Therefore snakes have all the way enjoyed a great importance in Hinduism. In fact a cobra is considered as the very form of Goddess Parvati in South India. Nag Panchami puja is observed on Shuklapksha Panchami (the fifth day of the waxing phase of moon) in the month of Savan (July – August)..On the day of Nag Panchami, people do not prepare any fried items. Only boiled and steamed foods are prepared even for the puja. The farmers do not till the land in order to avoid any possible harm to snakes. Some people observe fasting on this day and take food only in the evening..Nag Panchami is a very important observance in Hinduism believed to bestow good health and long life upon the husbands and clear all the Nag dosh families might have. The afflictions due to the position of Rahu and Ketu in the horoscopes are removed and the candidates observing the puja are blessed with prosperity, happiness and wealth. People also get relieved of dreadful dreams with snakes and also the fear of snakes in general. Snakes are considered the friends of farmers since they prey on the rats that devour the crops. Therefore this puja also has an environmental dimension. (Credit Image: © Moniruzzaman Sazal/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)

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August 15, 2017 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Nag Panchami puja performed by the Hindus is dedicated to snake worship. Lord Vishnu reclines on snake bed, Lord Shiva has snakes coiled around his body, Goddess Parvati, Subrahmanya and Ganesha are all shown to wear snakes. Therefore snakes have all the way enjoyed a great importance in Hinduism. In fact a cobra is considered as the very form of Goddess Parvati in South India. Nag Panchami puja is observed on Shuklapksha Panchami (the fifth day of the waxing phase of moon) in the month of Savan (July – August)..On the day of Nag Panchami, people do not prepare any fried items. Only boiled and steamed foods are prepared even for the puja. The farmers do not till the land in order to avoid any possible harm to snakes. Some people observe fasting on this day and take food only in the evening..Nag Panchami is a very important observance in Hinduism believed to bestow good health and long life upon the husbands and clear all the Nag dosh families might have. The afflictions due to the position of Rahu and Ketu in the horoscopes are removed and the candidates observing the puja are blessed with prosperity, happiness and wealth. People also get relieved of dreadful dreams with snakes and also the fear of snakes in general. Snakes are considered the friends of farmers since they prey on the rats that devour the crops. Therefore this puja also has an environmental dimension. (Credit Image: © Moniruzzaman Sazal/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)