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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 26, 2017 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - A Little girl glancing from window as Nepalese Hindu devotees lining to offer prayer at the Rishishwor Mahadev Temple during Rishi Panchami Festival celebrations at Teku, Katmandu, Nepal on Saturday, August 26, 2017. Rishi Panchami festival is celebrated as the last day of three-day long Teej Festival. The Teej festival is celebrated by Hindu women in Nepal as well as in some parts of India.  During the three-day long festival, women observe a day-long fast and pray for the long life their husbands as well as for a happy family. Those who are unmarried pray for a good husband and a long life. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 26, 2017 - Kathmandu, NP, Nepal - A Priest offering ritual prayer at the Bank of Bagmati River of Pashupatinath Temple during Rishi Panchami Festival celebrations at Pashupatinath Temple, Katmandu, Nepal on Saturday, August 26, 2017. Rishi Panchami festival is celebrated as the last day of three-day long Teej Festival. The Teej festival is celebrated by Hindu women in Nepal as well as in some parts of India.  During the three-day long festival, women observe a day-long fast and pray for the long life their husbands as well as for a happy family. Those who are unmarried pray for a good husband and a long life. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • July 28, 2017 - Kathmandu, NE, Nepal - A Nepalese kid from Hindu school Bhagwat Sanyaas Aashram Gurukul carrying holy water for rituals offering during Nag Panchami festival at Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal on Friday, July 28, 2017. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • July 28, 2017 - Lalitpur, Nepal - Devotees gathered to offer prayers during Nag Panchami festival at Nag Daha (Serpent Pond) in Lalitpur,Nepal. Nag Panchami is a traditional worship of snakes or serpents observed by Hindus throughout Nepal.The worship is offered on the fifth day of bright half of Lunar month of Shrawan according to the Hindu calendar. (Credit Image: © Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 6, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A Nepalese Hindu woman takes a ritual bath lashing with leaves of the Aghada plant that is considered sacred during Rishi Panchami festival on the banks of Bagmati River inside Pashupathinath Temple premise, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday, September 6, 16. Rishi Panchami is observed to mark the end of three-day Teej festival when women worship Sapta Rishi (Seven Saints) on the last day to wash off one's impurity for the whole year. (Credit Image: © Skanda Gautam via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 6, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Nepalese devotees offering ritual prayer at the Bank of Bagmati River of Pashupatinath Temple during Rishi Panchami Festival celebrations at Pashupatinath Temple, Katmandu, Nepal on Tuesday September 06, 2016. Rishi Panchami festival is celebrated as the last day of three-day long Teej Festival. The Teej festival is celebrated by Hindu women in Nepal as well as in some parts of India.  During the three-day long festival, women observe a day-long fast and pray for the long life their husbands as well as for a happy family. Those who are unmarried pray for a good husband and a long life. (Credit Image: © Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 26, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - A Hindu woman takes bath ritual to clean herself during Rishi Panchami festival on the bank of Bagmati river in Kathmandu,Nepal. Rishi Panchami, also known as Bhadraprada Sukla Panchami, is the last day of Teej Festival.On the occasion, women take a bath early in the morning to mark Rishi Panchami and seek forgiveness for ‘sins’ committed during monthly periods.Hindu women offer prayers to Saptarshis  (Credit Image: © Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • August 26, 2017 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Hindu woman baths during Rishi Panchami festival in Kathmandu. Rishi Panchami festival marks the end of the three-day Teej festival when women worship Sapta Rishi (Seven Saints) and pray for health for their husband while unmarried women wish for handsome husband and happy conjugal lives. (Credit Image: © Sunil Sharma/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)
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  • September 6, 2016 - Kathmandu, Nepal - Hindu women take a bath ritual by using Dattiwan (sacred twigs) during Rishi Panchami festival on the bank of Bagmati river. Rishi Panchami, also known as Bhadraprada Sukla Panchami, is the last day of Teej Festival.On the occasion, women take a bath early in the morning to mark Rishi Panchami and seek forgiveness for ‘sins’ committed during monthly periods.Hindu women offer prayers to Saptarshis  (Credit Image: © Archana Shrestha/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire)
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  • KATHMANDU, Sept. 6, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Nepalese Hindu women offer prayers during Rishi Panchami festival at Risheshwor Mahadev in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, Sept. 6, 2016. Rishi Panchami festival marks the end of the three-day Teej festival when women worship Sapta Rishi (Seven Saints) and pray for health for their husband while unmarried women wish for handsome husband and happy conjugal lives. (Xinhua/Pratap Thapa)(zcc) (Credit Image: © Pratap Thapa/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)
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  • KATHMANDU, Sept. 6, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Nepalese Hindu women stand in queue to offer prayers during Rishi Panchami festival at Risheshwor Mahadev in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, Sept. 6, 2016. Rishi Panchami festival marks the end of the three-day Teej festival when women worship Sapta Rishi (Seven Saints) and pray for health for their husband while unmarried women wish for handsome husband and happy conjugal lives. (Xinhua/Pratap Thapa)(zcc) (Credit Image: © Pratap Thapa/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)
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  • KATHMANDU, Sep. 6, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Hindu women offer prayers on the bank of Bagmati River during the Rishi Panchami festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sep. 6, 2016. Rishi Panchami festival marks the end of the three-day Teej festival when women worship Sapta Rishi (Seven Saints) and pray for health for their husbands while unmarried women wish for handsome husbands and happy conjugal lives. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma).****Authorized by ytfs* (Credit Image: © Sunil Sharma/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)
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  • KATHMANDU, Sep. 6, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Hindu women participate in a bath ritual to clean themselves on the bank of Bagmati River during the Rishi Panchami festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sep. 6, 2016. Rishi Panchami festival marks the end of the three-day Teej festival when women worship Sapta Rishi (Seven Saints) and pray for health for their husbands while unmarried women wish for handsome husbands and happy conjugal lives. (Xinhua/Sunil Sharma).****Authorized by ytfs* (Credit Image: © Sunil Sharma/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire)
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