Naga Panchami festival is being celebrated today

KATHMANDU: AUGUST 13 – The Nag Panchami Festival that falls on the Shrawan Shukla Panchami as per the lunar calendar is being observed today across the country by Hindus as per the time-honoured tradition.

As part of the festivities, a Nag or serpent deity made of silver, stone, wood, or a painting of snakes is given a reverential bath with milk and their blessings are sought for the welfare of the family. Live snakes, especially Cobras, are also worshipped on this day, especially with offerings of milk and generally with the assistance of a snake charmer.