• Last Updated on Jul 27, 2025

Nag Panchami: A Festival of Serpent Worship in Hindu Culture

Nag Panchami is a significant Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of Nag Devtas (serpent deities). It is celebrated on the fifth day of the bright half of the lunar month of Shrawan (July–August), which is considered highly auspicious. The festival honors snakes as divine beings that symbolize fertility, protection, and prosperity.

 

Nag Panchami customs include presenting milk, grains, honey, flowers, and sweets to pictures of Nagas or live snakes. People in Nepal paste colorful snake drawings on their house doors to ward off misfortune and natural disasters. Devotees also offer prayers at Nag temples and sacred ponds such as Nag Pokhari in Kathmandu. During this season, farmers worship snakes in hopes of receiving rain and good harvests.

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Nag Panchami provides an opportunity to observe Nepal's rich customs and vibrant local culture. The streets and temples come alive with worshipers performing rituals and reciting prayers. This festival exemplifies the harmony of nature, agriculture, and spirituality, providing a one-of-a-kind cultural experience for visitors discovering Nepal's heritage during the monsoon season.

 

Rustam Khulal (Tour and Trekking Leader)

Rustam Khulal (Tour and Trekking Leader)

Rustam is very energetic and visionary trekking and tour guide in Buki Adventure. Rustam have been working in the tourism industry since 2023 AD. When he started working with tourist, he was a front desk officer at hotel. Continue the journey to tourism with hospitality of tourism to welcome tourist at reception, hotel check in, room management, room check out, manage tour and trek as per the guest choice and preference. He have good skill of preparing customized itinerary as well as package itinerary base on the guest available time duration, interest and budget.

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