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Naga Panchami is a Hindu festival celebrated by Hindus across the world and more prominently in India. In India, it is more widely celebrated with much glory and with utmost sincerity in the states of West Bengal and Orissa. The festival is observed on the Panchami Day of the month of Sravanam.
Naga Devata is worshipped on this day. Naga Devatas are considered divine according to Hindu Mythology. People go to temples and snake pits and they worship Naga Devatas. They offer milk and silver jewelery to the Naga Devatas to protect them from all evils. During the day, they undergo fast and this festival is festival is to celebrate the day Lord Krishna defeated the serpent Kalia.
The festival of Naga Panchami is celebrated by Hindus to pay respect to Nagas. The five Nagas worshiped on Naga Panchami are Ananta, Vasuki, Taxak, Karkotaka and Pingala. According to a puranic myth Lord Brahma's son Kasyapa had four wives. Kashyapa's first wife gave birth to Devas, second to Garudas, third to Nagas and fourth do Daitys. The third wife of Kasyapa was called Kadroo, who gave birth to Nagas. So, Nagas are also known as Kadrooja. There were the rulers of Patal-Loka. There is a Sanskrit slokas to remember the important nine Nagas as under.
“Anantam Vasukim Shesham Padmanabham Cha Kambalam
Sankalpam Dhartarashtram Taxakam Kalivam tatha
Etani navanamani cha mahatmanam”
Naga Panchami falls on the following days in the respective years: